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The Manual of Detection - Jedediah Berry
The Manual of Detection
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In this tightly plotted yet mind-expanding debut novel, an unlikely detective, armed with only an umbrella and a singular handbook, must untangle a string of crimes committed in and through people's dreams. In an unnamed city always slick with rain, Charles Unwin is a humble file clerk working... show more
In this tightly plotted yet mind-expanding debut novel, an unlikely detective, armed with only an umbrella and a singular handbook, must untangle a string of crimes committed in and through people's dreams. In an unnamed city always slick with rain, Charles Unwin is a humble file clerk working for a huge and imperious detective agency, and all he knows about solving mysteries comes from filing reports for the illustrious investigator Travis Sivart. When Sivart goes missing, and his supervisor turns up murdered, Unwin is suddenly promoted to detective, a rank for which he lacks both the skills and the stomach. His only guidance comes from his new assistant, who would be perfect if she weren't so sleepy, and from the pithy yet profound Manual of Detection. "The Manual of Detection" defies comparison; it is a brilliantly conceived, meticulously realised novel that will change what you think about how you think.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9781594202117 (1594202117)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
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moving under skies
moving under skies rated it
2.0 The Manual of Detection
Berry wants to be China Mieville when he grows up. So far he's just a pale imitation, heavy on surreal quirk and light on everything else.
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2.0 The Manual of Detection, Or a double-dose of Ambien
When I was in my mid-teens, one of my friends was rather obsessed with Film (capital intended). I watched a lot of movies that year, most of which I could tell you little about. Brazil remains completely hazy in my memory, only a single screen shot of a greyscale monolith interior, a voice echoing t...
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3.0 The Manual of Detection
bookshelves: paper-read, tbr-busting-2013, winter-20122013, fradio, fantasy, mystery-thriller, published-2009, radio-4x, doo-lally, debut Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Christmas gift from Susanna Read from January 03 to 29, 2013 Opening: The expert detective's pursuit will go unnoticed, but not b...
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So, imagine you trip & fall down Alice's rabbit-hole, tumbling past dreamscapes & spooky carnival sideshows before landing with a thump in a smoky jazz bar filled with pajama-clad characters from Inception & The Maltese Falcon. (Don't fail to notice the shadow of someone from Minority Report lurking...
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3.0 Manual Of Detection
This really wasn't a good book for me, it's a good book but it's not me. My sister would probably love it, or my younger brother. Charles Unwin is a file clerk who works for a detective agency and he files reported for investigator Travis Sivart. Travis goes missing and Unwin is promoted to his...
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