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Departure Lounge

"Entropy noir. . . . The hypnotic pull lies in the zigzag dance of its forlorn characters, casting a murky, uneasy sense of doom." - The Guardian

A young woman mysteriously disappears. The lives of those she has left behind - family, acquaintances and strangers intrigued by her disappearance - intersect to form a captivating latticework of odd coincidences and surprising twists of fate. Urban noir at its stylish and intelligent best.

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Chad Taylorlives and works in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of one collection of short stories and four previous novels. His second novel, Heaven, was made into a feature film by Miramax.

Genre
mystery
Setting
2000s
Audience
adult
Length
short · 176 pages

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