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Special topics in calamity physics, her debut novel, was a bestseller. Pessl has become a favorite author and she exceeded my expectations with this one. Dean baquet, the new york times on a damp october night, beautiful young ashley cordova is found dead in an abandoned warehouse in lower manhattan. Life had been a suit id only put on for special occasions. Every book she writes asks curious questions, lays out thought provoking observations, and always adds the perfect amount of mystery and intrigue in her genre blending story. And marisha pessls skylarking book will leave readers salivating for more.
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