The Fractal Murders

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Summary: Mystery that isn't
Review: Using a murder mystery plot as a backdrop for a generational dialogue, this book is filled with understated humor, understated Bret Easton Ellis superficial character styling, philosophic dabbling, and adventures in fractal geometry to develop an absorbing and entertaining novel. I really really liked it. While I trust Tucker Anderson's acumen on financial markets and stock picking more than his editorial comment on books and films, he really hit this one right. But as a first novel the question is "what can a follow up be for Mark Cohen?". He seems to draw so heavily on his own personal experience that I'm not sure what more we can learn about Pepper. And second, while a mystery was set up, there were really no clues to resolution hidden in the story. Boom, surprise at the end---so that's who did it. I didn't care about this flaw because the book apart from the mystery was so engaging. So my suggestion is unequivocally to read this one, and hope that this is just the beginning of an offbeat and creative series of Pepper Keane stories.