The Feral Detective: A Novel

Jonathan Lethem’s First Detective Novel Since Motherless Brooklyn “one Of America’s Greatest Storytellers.” —washington Post Phoebe Siegler First Meets Charles Heist In A Shabby Trailer On The Eastern Edge Of Los Angeles. She’s Looking For Her Friend’s Missing Daughter, Arabella, And Hires Heist To Help. A Laconic Loner Who Keeps His Pet Opossum In A Desk Drawer, Heist Intrigues The Sarcastic And Garrulous Phoebe. Reluctantly, He Agrees To Help. The Unlikely Pair Navigate The Enclaves Of Desert-dwelling Vagabonds And Find That Arabella Is In Serious Trouble—caught In The Middle Of A Violent Standoff That Only Heist, Mysteriously, Can End. Phoebe’s Trip To The Desert Was Always Going To Be Strange, But It Was Never Supposed To Be Dangerous. . . . Jonathan Lethem’s First Detective Novel Since Motherless Brooklyn, The Feral Detective Is A Singular Achievement By One Of Our Greatest Writers.