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Shadow ticket [text (large print)] / Thomas Pynchon.
"Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a one-time strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks he's found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune who's taken a mind to go wandering. By the time Hicks catches up with her he will find himself entangled with Nazis, Soviet agents, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal, outlaw motorcyclists, and the troubles that come with each of them"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798217281541 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 436 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | LP FIC Pynch | 31681010438356 | LARGEPT | Checked out | 11/27/2025 |
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Milwaukee 1932, private eye Hicks McTaggart searches for a Wisconsin cheese fortune heiress, but heâs shanghaied onto a transoceanic liner to Hungary; before he finds her he will be entangled with Nazis, Soviet agents, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal and outlaw motorcyclists. (mystery & detective). Simultaneous. - Random House, Inc.
The new novel from Thomas Pynchon, bestselling and award-winning author of Gravity's Rainbow, The Crying of Lot 49, Vineland, and Inherent Vice.
âA masterpiece.â âThe Telegraph
âBonkers and brilliant fun.â âThe Washington Post
âLate Pynchon at his finest. Dark as a vampireâs pocket, light-fingered as a jewel thief, Shadow Ticket capers across the page with breezy, baggy-pants assurance â and then pauses on its way down the fire escape just long enough to crack your heart open.â âLos Angeles Times
Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind. Hicks McTaggart, a onetime strikebreaker turned private eye, thinks heâs found job security until he gets sent out on what should be a routine case, locating and bringing back the heiress of a Wisconsin cheese fortune whoâs taken a mind to go wandering. Before he knows it, heâs been shanghaied onto a transoceanic liner, ending up eventually in Hungary where thereâs no shoreline, a language from some other planet, and enough pastry to see any cop well into retirementâand of course no sign of the runaway heiress heâs supposed to be chasing. By the time Hicks catches up with her he will find himself also entangled with Nazis, Soviet agents, British counterspies, swing musicians, practitioners of the paranormal, outlaw motorcyclists, and the troubles that come with each of them, none of which Hicks is qualified, forget about being paid, to deal with. Surrounded by history he has no grasp on and canât see his way around in or out of, the only bright side for Hicks is itâs the dawn of the Big Band Era and as it happens heâs a pretty good dancer. Whether this will be enough to allow him somehow to Lindy-hop his way back again to Milwaukee and the normal world, which may no longer exist, is another question.
