Nightcrawling
(Book)

Oprah's book club 2022

"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.

"A dazzling, unforgettable novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland--a debut that announces a blazingly original voice. Kiara Johnson and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex that calls itself, optimistically, the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent--which has now more than doubled--and to keep the 9-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed. One night, what begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger turns into the job Kiara never imagined wanting but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. Her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland Police Department. Rich with raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability, Nightcrawling marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before."--Dust jacket flap.