Kevin's Watch

An exciting noir thriller set in the fantastical city of Ambergris. The final, stand-alone installment of the critically acclaimed Ambergris Cycle:

“Tasked with solving an impossible double murder, detective John Finch searches for the truth in a metropolis unlike any other in or out of history. Under the rule of the gray cap masters, Ambergris is crumbling into anarchy and rebellion. The remnants of a rebel force are demoralized and dispersed. Partials—human traitors transformed by the gray caps—walk the streets brutalizing the city’s human inhabitants. In this powerful and poignant novel, the past and the future, the cosmic and the gritty, collide. What will happen if Finch uncovers the truth? What will happen if he doesn’t? And will Ambergris ever be the same?”

"I can't remember ever reading a book like Finch. Audacious in technique, and extravagant in imagination, it has the rare quality of making the macabre poignant. In the midst of a disturbing narrative landscape, Jeff VanderMeer gives us deeply sympathetic characters--especially Finch himself--who inspire us to care about their flawed and tyrannized world. I'm impressed."