Rave1 Minute CriticPerhaps Cool Machine is Whitehead’s own attempt to answer life’s big questions through his own art. Whether he discovered his answers or not, the philosophical crime novel/love story to New York City is a must-read of the summer, especially for New Yorkers who will recognize echoes of the past or new arrivals who will come to realize that while many things change, New York City’s creative heartbeat remains constant ... Cool Machine closes the Harlem Trilogy on its sharpest question yet: who gets to own the things worth stealing?
