Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem 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 Watch the trailer for Motherless Brooklyn. Read Motherless Brooklyn. Release date: Dec. 6 Image Source: amazon.com