| Gun, with Occasional Music Contributor(s): Lethem, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156028972 ISBN-13: 9780156028974 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: From the celebrated author of Motherless Brooklyn, a wry, satiric parable of a hardboiled man out of time Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems-not the least of which are the rabbit in his waiting room and the trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is an ominous place where evolved animals function as members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage. In this brave new world, Metcalf has been shadowing the wife of an affluent doctor, perhaps falling a little in love with her at the same time. But when the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in the crossfire in a futuristic world that is both funny-and not so funny. "Marvelous . . . Stylish, intelligent, darkly humorous, and highly Jonathan Lethem is the author of six novels, including |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Crime & Mystery - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003047827 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.38" W x 7.96" (0.60 lbs) 269 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems--there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where evolved animals are members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage. Metcalf has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor. Perhaps he's falling a little in love with her at the same time. When the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the Inquisitor's Office and gangsters who operate out of the back room of a bar called the Fickle Muse. Mixing elements of sci-fi, noir, and mystery, this clever first novel from the author of Motherless Brooklyn is a wry, funny, and satiric look at all that the future may hold. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lethem, Jonathan: - JONATHAN LETHEM is the author of several novels, including Motherless Brooklyn; The Fortress of Solitude;Gun, with Occasional Music; and Dissident Gardens. |