The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry

The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry

In an unnamed city where the streets are always slick with rain a mystery is unfolding. Charles Unwin, a clerk working for the city's law enforcement agency, receives an unexpected promotion to the rank of detective. Unwin responds by doing what any bureaucrat in his position would do: He assumes there has been a mistake and sets out to correct this error. So begins a dream-like noir novel that will keep you guessing until the final pages. Filled with intrigue, sly humor, femme fatales and clues that often raise questions instead of providing answers, the world Berry has created is both familiar and fantastical. I highly recommend The Manual of Detection for a fun yet absorbing read on a rainy afternoon.

Review by:  Mac 

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