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The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi
A New York Times Top Ten Thriller of the Year
"One of the most innovative mysteries in recent memory." - The Wall Street Journal
Alex Pavesi's The Eighth Detective is a love letter to classic detective stories with a modern twist, where nothing is as it seems, and proof that the best mysteries break all the rules.
There are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A detective.
Grant McAllister, a professor of mathematics, once sat down and worked all the rules out - and wrote seven perfect detective stories to demonstrate. But that was thirty years ago. Now Grant lives in seclusion on a remote Mediterranean island, counting the rest of his days.
Until Julia Hart, a brilliant, ambitious editor knocks on his door. Julia wishes to republish his book, and together they must revisit those old stories: an author hiding from his past and an editor keen to understand it.
But there are things in the stories that don't add up. Inconsistencies left by Grant that a sharp-eyed editor begins to suspect are more than mistakes. They may be clues, and Julia finds herself with a mystery of her own to solve.
"Dizzying, dazzling... When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over."--A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250755933 |
| ISBN 10 | 125075593X |
| Title | The Eighth Detective |
| Author | Alex Pavesi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company |
| Year published | 2020-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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