Gun, With Occasional Music
by Lethem, Jonathan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151364583
- ISBN 13
- 9780151364589
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPletGUN
- Title
- Gun, With Occasional Music
- Author
- Lethem, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151364583
- ISBN 13
- 9780151364589
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994-01-01
- Size
- 5x1x8
- X weight
- 17 oz
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