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The Feral Detective - by Jonathan Lethem (Paperback)

The Feral Detective - by  Jonathan Lethem (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Lethem's first detective novel since <i>Motherless Brooklyn<i> combines a vision of California that is at once scruffy and magnificent in a new work that emerges as a transporting, comic, and absolutely unforgettable.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Jonathan Lethem's first detective novel since <em>Motherless Brooklyn</em></strong></p><p><strong>"One of America's greatest storytellers." --<em>Washington Post</em></strong></p> <p>Phoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. She's looking for her friend's missing daughter, Arabella, and hires Heist to help. A laconic loner who keeps his pet opossum in a desk drawer, Heist intrigues the sarcastic and garrulous Phoebe. Reluctantly, he agrees to help. The unlikely pair navigate the enclaves of desert-dwelling vagabonds and find that Arabella is in serious trouble--caught in the middle of a violent standoff that only Heist, mysteriously, can end. Phoebe's trip to the desert was always going to be strange, but it was never supposed to be dangerous. . . .</p><p>Jonathan Lethem's first detective novel since <em>Motherless Brooklyn, The Feral Detective</em> is a singular achievement by one of our greatest writers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Phoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a strip mall office on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. She's looking for her friend's missing daughter, Arabella, and hires Heist as a guide. A laconic loner who keeps his pet opossum in a desk drawer, Heist intrigues the sarcastic and garrulous Phoebe. Reluctantly, he agrees to help. The unlikely pair navigate the enclaves of desert-dwelling vagabonds and find that Arabella is in serious trouble--caught in the middle of a violent standoff that only Heist, mysteriously, can end. Phoebe's trip to the desert was always going to be strange, but it was never supposed to be dangerous . . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I want to read a shelf of Heist. I want to make him my new Travis McGee, and that's, seriously, the highest praise I know." --<strong>Joshua Cohen</strong><br><br>"<em>The Feral Detective</em> investigates our haunted America in all its contemporary guises -- at the edge of the city, beyond the blank desert, in the apartment next door. It's a nimble and uncanny performance, brimming with Lethem's trademark verve and wit."--<strong>Colson Whitehead</strong><br><br>"A funny but rage-fueled stunner. . . . Both [characters] are compelling, as are the desert setting and the vividly realized descriptions of its dwellers. . . . An unrelentingly paced tale. . . . Utterly unique and absolutely worthwhile."--<strong><em>Booklist </em>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"A highbrow mystery. . . . Fans of <em>Motherless Brooklyn</em> take note."--<strong><em>Washington Post</em></strong><br><br>"Being a Jonathan Lethem novel, natural, <em>The Feral Detective</em> has plenty to say about American society along the way."--<strong><em>Newsday</em></strong><br><br>"Lethem [is] a master of the genre-bending detective novel and eccentric characters."--<strong>Huffington Post</strong><br><br>"Like <em>The Crying of Lot 49</em> as written and directed by Elaine May, <em>The Feral</em><em> </em><em>Detective</em> is hilarious and terrifying and wrenching. Phoebe is one of the grandest, funniest heroes I've come upon in a long time."--<strong>Megan Abbott</strong><br><br>"Surrealistic, genre-bending. . . . The personal nature of Phoebe's tectonic shift in the desert is palpable, made flesh by Lethem's linguistic alchemy. . . . A haunting tour of the gulf between the privileged and the dispossessed."--<strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em> (starred review)</strong><br><br>"Wild, urgent, and very funny. As always, Lethem writes knowingly and brilliantly about weird, off-the-grid, wayward America. In his ever-more-electric prose, he illuminates both the barbarity and the beauty."--<strong>Dana Spiotta</strong><br>

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