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The Grand Complication

byAllen Kurzweil

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Alexander Short is a stylish young reference librarian. With his job in jeopardy and his marriage coming apart, Alexander meets the improbably named Henry James Jesson III, a book-lover who hires the librarian for some after-hours research. His task: to complete a cabinet of curiosities chronicling the life of a mysterious eighteenth-century inventor. As the investigation heats up, Alexander realizes there are many more secrets lurking in Jesson's cloistered world than those found inside his elegant Manhattan town house-
This attention to detail lends a satisfying completeness to the novel. Kurzweil also displays the journalists ability to explore varied subjects making this an engaging story that deftly and wittily satiates at every level.
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About Allen Kurzweil

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  • Imprint: Arrow
  • ISBN: 9780099436850
  • Length: 368 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 23mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 255g
  • Price: £15.99