10 Best Novels Set in NYC
10. Motherless Brooklyn. Jonathan Lethem, 1999. Best novel of the “detective with Tourette’s” genre.
9. The Alienist. Caleb Carr, 1994. Murder on the LES in Old New York.
8. Billy Bathgate. E.L. Doctorow, 1989. Dutch Schultz turns Billy from the Bronx into a man.
7. American Psycho. Bret Easton Ellis, 1991. Much better than the movie.
6. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Truman Capote, 1958. Fred’s gay. See: NYC’s 10 Best Movies
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