Fieldwork: A Novel

by Mischa Berlinski

Picador

February 2008, 368 pages, $14.00

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This is clearly the work of a superior intellect, but one that doesn’t shy away from juicy plot twists or exciting set pieces, fashioning a story that thrills without condescension.

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