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A national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Panama marks the debut of an impressive literary talent. It is part detective novel, part historical thriller...and it all begins in 1892 when a woman vanishes and a corpse is found. Gunshots echo in the Paris streets. Blood flows to the Panama Canal...
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Impressive...Reminiscent of Caleb Carr's bestseller The Alienist. (People)
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Masterful. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Ingenious. (The New Yorker)
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An absorbing detective story, a superior historical novel and a witty evocation of Henry Adams's mind. (The New York Times)
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Superb...some of the year's most cheerful literary fun. (Time)