Stuart Kelly

A multicultural microcosm: Brooklyn Crime Novel, by Jonathan Lethem, reviewed

Lethem returns to the borough with a tale of violence, neglect and demographic change over the decades, tinged with nostalgia but far from sentimental

Change in Brooklyn: after years of local opposition the Long Island College Hospital is demolished in 2017, to be developed into a 15-storey apartment building. [Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images]
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  • Brooklyn Crime Novel

    Jonathan Lethem

    Atlantic, pp. 384, £20

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