by Neil Jordan
Why is it that literary fiction authors are so tempted to dabble in the mystery genre? Is it because the protagonists, the detectives, are already keen observers of detail and nuance? Or because detectives are always prying the lids off of seemingly ordinary lives to see what lies beneath? Whatever ...
Originally from England, Jonathan has moved his family to an unspecified former Soviet Republic because of his wife’s archaeology job. Jonathan operates his own “tracing” agency with the help of a photographer and another investigator, Frank. The agency takes small cases of following errant husban...