What it's about: This suspenseful novel follows Lionel Essrog, an orphan who works for a detective agency in Brooklyn run by neighbourhood mobster Frank Minna. When Frank gets murdered, Lionel must take his place and ultimately inherit his power.
Who's starring:Edward Norton stars as Lionel; the cast also includes Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Alec Baldwin, and Willem Dafoe