Reading order
Ray Carney reading order
1- 7.57.5 / 10188 ratings
- Score
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2021–2026
- Published
- Ongoing
- Status
- Crime & mystery
- Genre
Quick answer
Start withHarlem Shuffle
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Publication order
3 volumes2021–2026Ongoing
- Colson Whitehead’s crime novels set in Harlem, beginning in 1959: Ray Carney, a furniture salesman with a family and ambitions of respectability, has a sideline in fencing stolen goods that keeps pulling him into heists and trouble.
- Each book jumps forward a decade or so, so read in order.
- Harlem Shuffle is the start and the only one here with enough ratings.
Every volume in order
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Frequently asked questions
Which Ray Carney book is the longest?
“Harlem Shuffle” is the longest at 336 pages; the shortest is “Crook Manifesto” with 321 pages.