by Sara Gran (Author)

From the author of City of the Dead, comes a spellbinding mystery with "the most interesting private eye...since Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander" (Washington Post).

When Claire DeWitt's ex-boyfriend Paul Casablancas, a musician, is found dead in his Mission District house, Claire is on the case. Paul's wife and the police are sure Paul was killed for his valuable collection of vintage guitars. But Claire, the best detective in the world, has other ideas. Even as her other cases offer hints to Paul's fate--a missing girl in the grim East Village of the 1980s and an epidemic of missing miniature horses in Marin County--Claire knows: the truth is never where you expect it, and love is the greatest mystery of all.

"A distinctive new American voice in mystery fiction." --NPR's Fresh Air

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The most interesting private eye I ve encountered since Stieg Larsson s Lisbeth Salander . . . A fascinating read. Washington Post
When Claire DeWitt s ex-boyfriend Paul Casablancas, a musician, is found dead in his Mission District house, Claire is on the case. Paul's wife and the police are sure Paul was killed for his valuable collection of vintage guitars. But Claire, the best detective in the world, has other ideas. Even as her other cases offer hints to Paul s fate a missing girl in the grim East Village of the 1980s and an epidemic of missing miniature horses in Marin County- Claire knows: the truth is never where you expect it, and love is the greatest mystery of all.
There's absolutely nothing predictable about either the multilayered investigation cloaked in references to Indian scriptures, Thomas Merton, and cheesy 1980s TV mysteries or DeWitt herself, who charms despite her fraying life. A. Entertainment Weekly
Gran s building something here, something bigger and better than a mere series. She s building a labyrinthine world and filling it out completely, and I m just happy to be along for the ride. Los Angeles Review of Books
Sara Gran is the author of five critically acclaimed novels, including Come Closer, Dope, and Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead. She also writes for film and TV and has published in the New York Times, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, and USA Today.
Author photograph (c) Deborah Lopez

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Author Biography

SARA GRAN is the author of the Claire DeWitt mystery series, in addition to several other critically acclaimed novels, including Come Closer and Dope.

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