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Infinite Ground MacInnes, Martin

Stunninga totally original, surreal mystery shot through with hints of the best of Csar Aira, Vladimir Nabokov, Angela Carter, and Julio Cortzar Smart, clever, and honest I doubt youve read anything quite like it Jeff VanderMeer, author of The Southern Reach trilogyOn a sweltering summer night at a restaurant in an unnamed Latin American city, a man at a family dinner gets up from the table to go to the restroom and never comes back He was acting normal, say family members None of the waiters or other customers saw him leaveA semiretired detective takes the case, but what should be a routine investigation becomes something strange, intangible, even sinister The corporation for which the missing man worked seems to be a front for something else; the staff describes their colleague as having suffered alarming, shifting physical symptoms; a forensic scientist examining his office uncovers evidence of curious microorganismsAs the detective relives and retraces the mans footsteps, the trail leads him away from the city sprawl and deep into the countrys rainforest interior where, amidst the overwhelming horrors and wonders of the natural world, a chilling police procedural explodes into a dislocating investigation into the nature of reality