{"product_id":"the-manual-of-detection-9780143116516","title":"The Manual of Detection","description":"\u003cb\u003e \"This debut novel weaves the kind of mannered fantasy that might result if Wes Anderson were to adapt Kafka.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eReminiscent of imaginative fiction from Jorge Luis Borges to Jasper Fforde yet dazzlingly original, \u003ci\u003eThe Manual of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a prodigious young talent. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharles 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJedediah Berry's short fiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eBest New American Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he works as assistant editor of Small Beer Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409732866322,"sku":"9780143116516","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c779f20-8c76-4de4-bb9a-d506eaa092ef.jpg?v=1729293301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-manual-of-detection-9780143116516","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}