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Ghosts

by Paul Auster · 1986

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The second book in the acclaimed New York Trilogy—a detective story that becomes a haunting and eerie exploration of identity and deception. It is a story of hidden violence that culminates in an inevitable but unexpectedly shattering climax.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisnoirnoirMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of this
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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 96 pages
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