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“[An] ingeniously plotted novel . . . Norman knows how to weave an enticing and satisfying mystery, one tantalizing thread at a time.” — New York Times Book Review
 
A witty, engrossing homage to noir, from National Book Award finalist Howard Norman

Jacob Rigolet, soon-to-be former assistant to a wealthy art collector, looks up from his seat at an auction—his mother, former head librarian at the Halifax Free Library, is walking almost casually up the aisle. Before a stunned audience, she flings an open jar of ink at master photographer Robert Capa’s Death on a Leipzig Balcony. Jacob’s police detective fiancée is assigned to the ensuing interrogation.
                  My Darling Detective delivers a fond nod to classic noir, as Jacob’s understanding of

My Darling Detective

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      Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/03/2018
      ISBN13: 9781328916273, 978-1328916273
      ISBN10: 1328916278

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “[An] ingeniously plotted novel . . . Norman knows how to weave an enticing and satisfying mystery, one tantalizing thread at a time.” — New York Times Book Review
       
      A witty, engrossing homage to noir, from National Book Award finalist Howard Norman

      Jacob Rigolet, soon-to-be former assistant to a wealthy art collector, looks up from his seat at an auction—his mother, former head librarian at the Halifax Free Library, is walking almost casually up the aisle. Before a stunned audience, she flings an open jar of ink at master photographer Robert Capa’s Death on a Leipzig Balcony. Jacob’s police detective fiancée is assigned to the ensuing interrogation.
                        My Darling Detective delivers a fond nod to classic noir, as Jacob’s understanding of

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