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Paperback writer

Stephen A. Bly

2003342 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2003
first published
  • 2003Broadman & Holman Publishers · 342 pages · ENGISBN 9780805426182
  • 2004Thorndike Press · 399 pages · ENGISBN 9780786268801

Paul James Watson is the writer of mid-list paperback novels. He escapes from his humdrum life by being absorbed in his novels and his character, Toby McKenna, a highly successful detective. It is not long before the lines of reality, fiction and imagination become so entwined that the real Watson threatens to become lost.

How it feels

AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful

When and where

ThemesJustice
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