In S.J. Rozan's In This Rain, a city investigator uncovers a massive real estate scheme involving street thugs, Harlem pols, and Hizzoner himself while looking into a series of mishaps, one fatal, on a Bronx construction site.
Movie Pitch
The Apprentice meets The Wire.
Lowdown
Rozan's tale of New York corruption benefits from a large cast of deeply
felt characters, but it could do without some last-minute thriller
tropes that spoil her lively authenticity.
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