Kiara and her brother Marcus are barely scraping by in a squalid East Oakland apartment complex. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. While Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent. One night, what begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger turns into the job Kiara never imagined wanting but now desperately needs: nightcrawling.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022.