The New York Trilogy

The has called Paul Auster-s work -one of the most distinctive niches in contemporary literature.- Moving at the breathless pace of a thriller, this uniquely stylized triology of detective novels begins with , in which Quinn, a myst The has called Paul Auster-s work -one of the most distinctive niches in contemporary literature.- Moving at the breathless pace of a thriller, this uniquely stylized triology of detective novels begins with , in which Quinn, a mystery writer, receives an ominous phone call in the middle of the night. He-s drawn into the streets of New York, onto an elusive case that-s more puzzling and more deeply-layered than anything he might have written himself. In , Blue, a mentee of Brown, is hired by White to spy on Black from a window on Orange Street.

Once Blue starts stalking Black, he finds his subject on a similar mission, as well. In , Fanshawe has disappeared, leaving behind his wife and baby and nothing but a cache of novels, plays, and poems. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition includes an introduction from author and professor Luc Sante, as well as a pulp novel-inspired cover from Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic artist of and .