Restoration Heights by Wil Meaderis
The noir detective novel, if not resurrected, is complimented by Wil Medearis' debut novel 'Restoration Heights'. Reddick is an artist with a day job in Brooklyn as an art handler, until an encounter with a girl changes everything. Hannah is the fiancée to the heir of a powerful family, but they don't appear to be lifting a finger to solve her disappearance. Reddick's quest for answers becomes an obsession that is set off well against the changing backdrop of Brooklyn.
This is such a cool book. I've become a little wary of New York stories, but I like how Medearis underlines racial and class divides that still exist, and points out Reddick's own blind spots in that area with humor. There will be no end of Brooklyn stories before you this season, and those following, but the nod to genre plotting makes this one stand out.
This is out today in your local bookstore!
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