false 6280473 1 A career criminal with OCD tendencies and a savant-like genius for bringing order to his crime scenes, Martin considers himself one of the best in the biz. After all, he’s been able to steal from the same people for years on end—virtually undetected. Of course, this could also be attributed to his unique business model—he takes only items that will go unnoticed by the homeowner. After all, who in their right mind would miss a roll of toilet paper here, a half-used bottle of maple syrup there, or even a rarely used piece of china buried deep within a dusty cabinet?<br> <br>Even though he's never met these homeowners, he's spent hours in their houses, looking through their photo albums and reading their journals. In essence, Martin has developed a friendship of sorts with them and as such, he decides to interfere more in their lives—playing the part of a rather odd guardian angel—even though it means breaking many of his twitchy neurotic rules. <br> <br>Along the way Martin not only improves the lives of others, but he also discovers love and finds that his own life is much better lived on the edge (at least some of the time) in this hilarious, suspenseful and often profound novel about a man used to planning every second of his life, suddenly forced to confront chaos and spontaneity.     6464070 14 7 2009 Something Missing: A Novel total:230|5:44|4:109|3:60|2:14|1:3| 230 867 885 119 3 2 false false Fri Sep 18 18:15:29 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 09:42:35 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 18:15:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:14:32 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:41:50 -0700 2009 His main character is utterly charming. Martin is a man who has few friends, no family to speak of, and keeps to himself as much as possible. The one thing that brings him comfort and pride is his job. He is e...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jun 02 14:25:27 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 12:11:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:48:47 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 15:05:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 14:47:17 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 08:25:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 17:37:39 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:42:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:19:54 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:23:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:51:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:59:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 16:38:20 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 14:28:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 18:35:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 05:02:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:02:49 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 18:19:35 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 12:28:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 09:07:42 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 18:12:34 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 12:34:21 -0700 2009 Martin scouts out his potential...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 16:43:57 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 16:44:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 04 20:41:24 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 19:59:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 17:23:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 17:23:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 18:48:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 08:36:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 13:34:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 13:34:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 07:57:57 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 19:28:53 -0700 2009
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