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The Manual of Detection : A Novel by Jedediah Berry is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Manual of Detection : A Novel about?
"This debut novel weaves the kind of mannered fantasy that might result if Wes Anderson were to adapt Kafka." --The New Yorker Reminiscent of imaginative fiction from Jorge Luis Borges to Jasper Fforde yet dazzlingly original, The Manual of Detection marks the debut of a prodigious young talent. Charles Unwin toils as a clerk at a huge, imperious detective agency located in an unnamed city always slick with rain. When Travis Sivart, the agency's most illustrious detective, is murdered, Unwin is suddenly promoted and must embark on an utterly bizarre quest for the missing investigator that leads him into the darkest corners of his soaking, somnolent city. What ensues is a noir fantasy of exquisite craftsmanship, as taut as it is mind- blowing, that draws readers into a dream world that will change what they think about how they think.
Who reads The Manual of Detection : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Jedediah Berry
- Publisher
- Penguin Books (US)
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781101017760
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (237 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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