"The Locals" by Jonathan Dee (Random House. 383 pp. $28) Jonathan Dee's thoughtful novels may not be ripped from the headlines, but his plots hug the contours of our era. In such books as "The Privileges," which was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, Dee writes about the way financial upheaval shapes modern relationships and morals. His prescient sensitivity has never been more unnerving than in his new novel, "The Locals," which describes a [...]
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