Short Circuit: A Novel

“An act of intricate, puzzle-minded fabulism. Part Italo Calvino and part Ed McBain.”—Jim Lewis, Author of New York Times Notable Book Ghosts of New York

“A playful literary mystery. . . . Fans of Anthony Horowitz will find a lot to like.”—Publishers Weekly

A clever, electrifying puzzle of a novel, inspired by MC Escher’s optical illusions, in which two mirrored plots—a man waiting for an electrician and a mafia informant entering witness protection—delightfully converge.

Franz Escher is waiti...