Motherless Brooklyn
A detective novel narrated by Lionel Essrog, a man with Tourette’s syndrome who works for a small-time Brooklyn car service. When his mentor is murdered, Lionel’s obsessive, tic-driven investigation pulls him through the borough’s criminal underbelly.
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Ranked #1418 of 1942
Mentioned 1× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 1 episode, most recently on Oct 31, 2019.
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Mentioned by Edward Norton · 01:17:51 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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