Land of the Blind

"A mystery novel of profound depth." -- Booklist (starred review) "Walter is at his incisive best. . . . Hypnotically compelling." -- Publishers Weekly In this fiendishly clever and darkly funny novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jess Walter explores the bonds and compromises we make as children--and the fatal errors we can make at any time in our lives. While working the weekend night shift, Caroline Mabry, a weary Spokane police detective, encounters a seemingly unstable but charming derelict who tells her, "I''d like to confess." But he insists on writing out his statement in longhand. In the forty-eight hours that follow, the stranger confesses to not just a crime but an entire life--spinning a wry and haunting tale of youth and adulthood, of obsession and revenge, and of two men''s intertwined lives.

About the author

Jess Walter is the author of seven previous novels, including the bestsellers The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins, the National Book Award Finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction, collected in The Angel of Rome and We Live in Water, has won the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize and appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.

Product details

• Authors: Jess Walter
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.08.2009
• EAN: 9780061712845
• ISBN: 978-0-06-171284-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Holidays, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Multiple Timelines, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Holidays & Vacation