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The Manual of Detection

1st paperback ed

Paperback (03 Jun 2010)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

About the Publisher

Windmill Books

Book information

ISBN: 9780099533856
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Windmill Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st paperback ed
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 278
Weight: 204g
Height: 196mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 18mm