"The New York Trilogy," by Paul Auster

Published almost 40 years ago, this selection has earned the label of "modern classic" among book critics and bibliophiles. We'll be reading not just one book, but technically three of them in one cover. But don't let that knowledge daunt you--readers say the stories move quickly with plenty of energy. So be it. Let's delve into some mysteries set right here in the Big Apple itself and see if we can recognize the city we enjoy and call home!

From Goodreads:

The remarkable, acclaimed series of interconnected detective novels – from the author of 4 3 2 1: A Novel.

The New York Review of Books has called Paul Auster’s work “one of the most distinctive niches in contemporary literature.” Moving at the breathless pace of a thriller, this uniquely stylized triology of detective novels begins with City of Glass, in which Quinn, a mystery writer, receives an ominous phone call in the middle of the night. He’s drawn into the streets of New York, onto an elusive case that’s more puzzling and more deeply-layered than anything he might have written himself. In Ghosts, Blue, a mentee of Brown, is hired by White to spy on Black from a window on Orange Street. Once Blue starts stalking Black, he finds his subject on a similar mission, as well. In The Locked Room, Fanshawe has disappeared, leaving behind his wife and baby and nothing but a cache of novels, plays, and poems.