Bookshop Interview with Author Alex R. Johnson, Episode #251

Alex R. Johnson discusses his debut novel, Brooklyn Motto. This book, set in New York City in 1998, is Alex’s take on classic noir detective fiction. In it, Nico, a disillusioned private investigator, makes his living by photographing municipal employees suspected of insurance fraud. He’s approaching thirty, wondering where his career is going, and realizing he has to grow up and start making active choices about his life. During one of his PI jobs, Nico witnesses a murder involving a corrupt police officer. While he has no desire to entangle himself in anything involving police corruption, he’s left with no choice but to investigate and solve the case before more people end up dead, including himself.