Description
A blocked American travel writer in India finds his creative paralysis shattered when a mysterious letter draws him into a disturbing web of murder, flight, and concealed identities. As Jerry pursues answers—from a dead boy in a cheap hotel to an intruder whose story raises more questions than it resolves—his search becomes increasingly entangled with the country’s shadows and contradictions. Blending psychological suspense, dark humor, and sharp social observation, the novel explores reputation, moral uncertainty, and the uneasy boundary between observer and participant.
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paperback
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2010
287 pages
ISBN: 9780547488714
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Details
First Published
2009
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Dead Hand by Paul Theroux.