The Manual of Detection

Assume that a corpse is always around the next corner. That way it is less likely to be your own.

Half noir detective, half surrealist fantasy.  Berry throws you head-first into a world of byzantine bureaucracy, semi-missing persons, and creepy un-traveling carnivals.  But don't worry, there are plenty of lifelines in these dark and treacherous waters -- some of them might even be real.