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Set in 1960s Harlem, the Pulitzer-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys spins a sizzling tale of shakedowns, petty criminals and failed heists.

鈥淩ay Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked...鈥�

To his customers on 125th street, Ray Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture. Not many people know he descends from a line of uptown crooks, and that his fa莽ade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it.

When his cousin Freddie falls in with a crew who pull off one of Harlem鈥檚 most audacious heists, Ray finds himself in way above his head. Can he succeed in living a good life in a bad world?

Today: Ray finds himself up for membership of the prestigious Dumas Club, entry into which will open doors to all of Harlem...

Read by Rhashan Stone
Writer: Colson Whitehead is the acclaimed US author of eight novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys.
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett