{"product_id":"cool-machine-harlem-trilogy-colson-whitehead-9780385550505","title":"Cool Machine | Colson Whitehead","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eCool Machine: A Harlem Trilogy Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCool Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead delivers an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York. Serving as the magnificent final volume of his acclaimed Harlem Trilogy, the story picks up in 1981 as the city emerges from financial ruin. Successful business owner and master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture’s Dealer of the Month. However, when banks deny his wife Elizabeth a loan for her new travel agency, Carney gambles on one last heist and becomes entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThe narrative shifts through the decade, following Carney’s lethal associate Pepper into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene in 1983. By 1986, haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie, Carney risks his hard-earned security to rescue Freddie’s son from the violent forces of the city. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a dazzling portrait of a metropolis in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise above displaced people, proving that in New York, it’s what lies below the surface that reveals the absolute truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColson Whitehead\u003c\/strong\u003e is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Known for his protean imagination and pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead is widely regarded as one of the most important and versatile voices in contemporary American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of gripping historical thrillers and literary crime fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFans of the previous installments in The Harlem Trilogy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAnyone captivated by gritty, atmospheric narratives set against the backdrop of 1980s New York City.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Key Highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthored by a Literary Master:\u003c\/strong\u003e Written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEpic Trilogy Conclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e The thrilling and highly anticipated final chapter of the acclaimed Harlem Trilogy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVivid Historical Setting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Masterfully captures the grit, glamour, and rapid transition of New York City spanning from 1981 to 1986.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eBibliographic \u0026amp; Physical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; 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padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eDoubleday\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eJuly 21, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; 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