A troubled teen runaway runs afoul of a vast, baroque conspiracy in Augustus Rose's debut novel The Ready-Made Thief.
Every once in a while I come across a novel that is completely fresh, and this one is it; it has the trappings of a contemporary thriller, but has at its core the work of avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp, and delves deeply into his works. There are unsolved codes, hidden rooms in art museums, a deadly secret society, and more, all cleverly tied to some of his famous pieces.
Contemporary influences include the dark web, the rave scene, and the sex traffic world. It wraps up in an appropriately hazy fashion.
I can already think of several people to recommend this one to, and got it in just under the wire in 2019, having been gifted it for Christmas. Recommended for readers wanting to hit genre beats in an unusual fashion.
Every once in a while I come across a novel that is completely fresh, and this one is it; it has the trappings of a contemporary thriller, but has at its core the work of avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp, and delves deeply into his works. There are unsolved codes, hidden rooms in art museums, a deadly secret society, and more, all cleverly tied to some of his famous pieces.
Contemporary influences include the dark web, the rave scene, and the sex traffic world. It wraps up in an appropriately hazy fashion.
I can already think of several people to recommend this one to, and got it in just under the wire in 2019, having been gifted it for Christmas. Recommended for readers wanting to hit genre beats in an unusual fashion.
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