How ‘Cool Machine’ pulls Colson Whitehead back in for one last heist

Colson Whitehead has written Cool Machine, the final installment of his Harlem crime trilogy. Set during the 1980s, the novel draws creative inspiration from the classic American story Die Hard. Although the book is divided into three sections and does not feature obvious parallels to the movie's plot, Whitehead utilized the film as a foundational influence for this concluding heist story, bringing his acclaimed series of crime novels to a definitive and stylized close.