{"product_id":"the-manual-of-detection-paperback","title":"The Manual of Detection - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJedediah Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJedediah Berry\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Manual of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Crawford Award and the Hammett Prize, and was adapted for broadcast by BBC Radio. His story in cards, \"The Family Arcana,\" was published as a poker deck by Ninepin Press, and was a finalist for a World Fantasy Award. His 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. Together with his partner, writer Emily Houk, he runs Ninepin Press, an independent publisher of fiction, poetry, and games. He lives in Western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.42 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52913429283040,"sku":"9780143116516","price":26.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/1NYBXROPPY9780143116516.webp?v=1781197046","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-manual-of-detection-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}