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<div>A Nabokovian goof on Agatha Christie — a madcap mystery in the deceptive tradition of <i>The Crying of Lot 49 — <i>Pale Fire</i> </i>meets <i>The Da Vinci Code?Icelander</i> is the debut novel from a brilliant new mind, an intricate, giddy Icelandic lore and pulpy intrigue.<br> </div><div><div>When Our Heroine’s dear friend is found murdered, it’s an obvious job for her mother, a legendary crime-solver and evil-thwarter. But her mother is dead, and Our Heroine has no interest in inheriting the business, or being chased through a sewer, or listening to skaldic karaoke, or fleeing the inhuman Refusirkir, or — But Evil has no interest in her interests, and thus: adventure ensues. </div><br></div>

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Then I realized this was put out by the McSweeney's crew, who I am co...more...]]> 3 1 false true Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 06:54:04 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 12:02:56 -0800 2008 The Third Policeman. I enjoyed it, though with reservations. The prose was good, and rarely a chore to read, though sometimes the "Blaise" and "Wible & Pacheco" sections dragged. Referring to t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 19:43:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 19:46:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 12:06:01 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 17:50:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat May 23 15:04:57 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 16:25:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 18:04:08 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 21:13:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 24 00:03:40 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 19:38:29 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 11:31:16 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 15:21:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 14:03:19 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 00:24:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 06:38:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 08:19:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 16:51:48 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 16:57:40 -0800 2009
But it does have it's moments, and it's a quick read. One s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 19:20:49 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 19:27:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 09:37:20 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 09:39:17 -0800 2009 I also am now reading yet another book about a Shakespeare conspiracy right after this, so.....too weird!
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From never naming the protagonist ("Our Heroine" throughout), to immersing us in a world in which he consiste...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 26 11:23:06 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:56:18 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 08:36:41 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:37:49 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 30 10:56:25 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 10:57:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:15:48 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 10:09:27 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Apr 19 11:08:48 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 11:09:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 30 22:18:46 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 22:43:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=102535