Short Circuit 9780063469167 Hardback

An act of intricate, puzzle-minded fabulism. Part Italo Calvino and part Ed McBain.Jim Lewis, Author ofNew York TimesNotable BookGhosts of New YorkA playful literary mystery. . . . Fans of Anthony Horowitz will find a lot to like.Publishers WeeklyA clever, electrifying puzzle of a novel, inspired by MC Eschers optical illusions, in which two mirrored plotsa man waiting for an electrician and a mafia informant entering witness protectiondelightfully converge.Franz Escher is waiting for the electrician. His power outlet has a loose connection. To pass the time, he buries himself in a book about a Mafioso-turned-informant Elio Russo. Elio is in jail, awaiting his imminent release into witness protection. He has betrayed so many people that he fears for his life. Unable to sleep, he lies awake at night reading a book about a man named Franz Escher who’s waiting for the electrician. His power outlet has a loose connection. . .So begins Wolf HaassShort Circuit, an inventive new take on the detective novel. Styled after one of M. C. Eschers impossible drawings, its two stories gradually intertwine only to solve each other, culminating in one final short circuit. A phenomenon after its German publication, this brilliantly entertaining novel promises to defy all expectation.