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.

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