A review by scribbler67
Surrender, New York by Caleb Carr

1.0

I really wanted to like this book but gave up after 150 pages. The main character comes across as an arrogant, pedantic ass with a penchant for speaking in a manner better suited to Carr's wonderful The Alienist. The story itself often gets buried in tangential detail--a lot of it. And the cheetah. Don't get me started about the cheetah. And if you're thinking, 'What does a cheetah have to do with this book?', then we're on the same page.