This detective story set in a dystopian New York stars "a seriously
weird dude... A good time for fans of the likes of Charlie Huston and
Charles Stross" (Kirkus Reviews).
Nicknamed Dewey Decimal for his obsessive attempts to bring order to the
New York Public Library in the wake of disastrous events in the city,
the hero of this series earns his keep as a bagman and enforcer for
unscrupulous politicians and underworld figures. Now, he's stumbled upon
information concerning the gruesome murder of a prostitute that involves
a prominent US senator - and finds himself chasing ghosts and fighting
for his life, pursued by private military contractors and the
ever-present specter of his own past....
"Larson's vividly imagined world and his quirky narrator are likely to
win him a cadre of loyal fans." (Publishers Weekly)
"This intellectual giddy riot is the book of the year... The mystery is
taken to a whole new level of technospeak artistry, and wonderfully
witty, like John Kennedy Toole if he'd written a mystery novel and did
meth - a lot of it. The warmth of the character seeps through in Dewey
Decimal's love for a devastated New York... The most original PI since
Marlowe. OCD never seemed so compelling. Loved it - and then some. What
a writer." (Ken Bruen, author of Headstone)
"I'm a sucker for a postapocalyptic setting, and Nathan Larson's is a
doozy; but the real gold here is the voice. I could listen to this guy
all day." (S. J. Rozan, Edgar Award-winning author of the Bill
Smith/Lydia Chin series)
