Detective stories follow a fairly predictable structure: a crime comes to light, then the detective works all the angles and eventually smokes out the perpetrator. All the color comes from the specifics of plot and character with endless possible variations. In a sense, it’s like a sonnet: a set form the writer can infuse with nearly anything they want.…
Solving This Mystery Might Destroy You
Reviewing Paul Auster’s Modern Classic ‘The New York Trilogy’
