Jedediah Berry

"THE MANUAL OF DETECTION" will draw comparison to every work of imaginative fiction that ever blew a readers mind _ from Carlos Ruiz Zafon to Jorge Luis Borges, from "THE BIG SLEEP" to "THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION"."The Manual of Detection" atraera las comparaciones con cualquier otra obra de ficcion con la suficiente imaginacion como para superar las expectativas de la mente del lector, desde Carlos Ruiz Zafon a Jorge Luis Borges, desde "The Big Sleep" a "The Yiddish Policemen's Union".

En una ciudad anónima, de cielo gris y lluvia constante, Charles Unwin trabaja como recepcionista de una descomunal agencia de detectives. Cuando el ilustre Travis Sivart desaparece y su jefe aparece muerto, Unwin es promovido como detective, un rango para el cual no tiene ni la destreza ni las agallas. Así descubrirá que los casos más importantes de la agencia han sido resueltos de manera incorrecta por Sivart. Desde entonces, Charles Unwin entrará en la vorágine de una mente criminal que tiene controlada la ciudad.

In a world where words are power, there is nothing more dangerous than an unnamed thing.A lyrical, whimsical literary fantasy, perfect for fans of Piranesi, The Starless Sea and the films of Guillermo del Toro.When something fell from the something tree, all the words went away. And the world changed.Monsters slipped from dreams, and ghosts wandered the land in trances. Only with the rise of the named and their committees Maps, Ghosts, Dreams, and Names could people stand against the terrors of the nameless wilds. Now, they build borders, shackle ghosts and hunt monsters. The nameless are to be fought, and feared.For one unnamed courier of the Names Committee, the task of delivering new words preserves her place in a world that fears her. But when she is blamed for a series of monstrous attacks, she is forced to flee and seek out her long-lost sister. Accompanied by a patchwork ghost, a fretful monster, and a nameless animal who prowls the borders between realities, her search for the truth of her past opens the door to a revolutionary future for the words she carries will reshape the world.At once a love letter to the power of language and an exploration of its limits, The Naming Song is the perfect fantasy for anyone who's ever dreamed of a stranger, freer, more magical world.

In a world where words are power, there is nothing more dangerous than an unnamed thing.Enter an epic world of ghosts and monsters, magical trains and nameless wonders in this gorgeous lyrical fantasy, perfect for fans of Susanna Clarke, The Starless Sea and the films of Guillermo del Toro. When something fell from the something tree, all the words went away. And the world changed.Monsters slipped from dreams. The land began to shift and ghosts wandered the world in trances. Only with the rise of the named and their committeesMaps, Ghosts, Dreams, and Namescould humanity stand against the terrors of the nameless wilds. Now, they build borders, shackle ghosts and hunt monsters. The nameless are to be fought, and feared.One unnamed courier of the names committee travels aboard the Number Twelve train, assigning names to the people and things that need them. Her position on the train grants her safety in a world that otherwise fears her. But when she accidentally pulls a monster from a dream, and attacks by the nameless rock the Number Twelve, she is forced to flee. Accompanied by a patchwork ghost, a fretful monster, and a nameless animal who prowls the borders between realities, she sets out to look for her long-lost sister.Her search for the truth of her own life opens the door to a revolutionary futurefor the words she carries will reshape the world.At once a love letter to the power of language and an exploration of its limits, The Naming Song is the perfect fantasy for anyone whos ever dreamed of a stranger, freer, more magical world.

In this tightly plotted yet mind-expanding debut novel, an unlikely detective, armed with only an umbrella and a singular handbook, must untangle a string of crimes committed in and through peoples dreams.In an unnamed city always slick with rain, Charles Unwin is a humble file clerk working for a huge and imperious detective agency, and all he knows about solving mysteries comes from filing reports for the illustrious investigator Travis Sivart. When Sivart goes missing, and his supervisor turns up murdered, Unwin is suddenly promoted to detective, a rank for which he lacks both the skills and the stomach. His only guidance comes from his new assistant, who would be perfect if she werent so sleepy, and from the pithy yet profound Manual of Detection.The Manual of Detection defies comparison; it is a brilliantly conceived, meticulously realised novel that will change what you think about how you think.

Lorsque les mots ont disparu, le monde a changé : tout sens a été perdu, les barrières se sont effondrées. Les monstres ont émergé des rêves, les fantômes se sont mis à errer sans but dans des contré