Bibliograph

The adventures of Isabel, a postmodern mystery, by the numbers : an Epitome Apartments mystery, Candas Jane Dorsey

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Label

The adventures of Isabel, a postmodern mystery, by the numbers : an Epitome Apartments mystery, Candas Jane Dorsey

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The adventures of Isabel

Oclc number

1153571239

Responsibility statement

Candas Jane Dorsey

Series statement

Epitome Apartments, 1

Sub title

a postmodern mystery, by the numbers : an Epitome Apartments mystery

Summary

"Book one in a mystery series featuring a queer, nameless amateur detective is ambisexual Kinsey Millhone meets Canadian Lisbeth Salander. Rescued from torpor and poverty by the need to help a good friend deal with the murder of her beloved granddaughter, our downsized-social-worker protagonist and her cat, Bunnywit, are jolted into a harsh, street-wise world of sex, lies, and betrayal, to which they respond with irony, wit, intelligence (except for the cat), and tenacity. With judicious use of the Oxford comma, pop culture trivia, common mystery tropes, and a keen eye for deceit, our protagonist swaggers through the mean streets of - yes, a Canadian city! - and discovers that what seems at first to be just a grotty little street killing is actually the surface of a grandiose and glittering set of criminal schemes."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator