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Starred Review on October 1, 2014 | Fiction
In Burgess's outstanding sophomore effort (after Dogfight, A Love Story), 24-year-old Janice Itwaru is an "uncle" for the NYPD, making controlled buys as an undercover narcotics officer, withstanding the good-natured ribbing of her fellow uncles, and counting the days until her 18 months comes up and she makes detective. But the Big Bosses have instituted a quota, and Janice, if she wants to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
