The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry

Jedediah Berry's debut novel The Manual of Detection is a surreal mystery. It begins with the strange promotion of Charles Unwin from clerk to detective. In the process of trying to right what must be a mistake, Charles finds a dead body, meets a woman who has odd experiences when she dreams, and meets his apparently narcoleptic assistant—all just ahead of being accused of murder. His only chance is to find a killer and track down the missing detective he has replaced, all with the aid of his trusty Manual of Detection. Readers of Michael Chabon, Jonathan Carroll, Paul Auster, or Franz Kafka should check this out.

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