Beautiful thriller with some New Age overtones, set in the Far East.
“I’ve always been your wild card, play me”. This is the irresistible message that a young mid-western plumbing engineer, Andrew Mann, receives on a sealed envelope at the funeral of his wildly exotic school friend, Clayton Smith.
Opening the envelope will take him to Hong Kong, Shanghai and the desert wastes of Mongolia in search of the most fabulous map in the history of the ancient world – a map of the Invisible World.
Did it really exist or is it a quest for the invisible world of the soul?
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Reminiscences of the friendship and Clayton's rise from restless world traveller to successful artist in Tokyo add heart to the narrative as Andy tries to piece together the events that led to Clayton's death. But the mystery evolves into a treasure hunt as it is revealed that Clayton had been on a quest for an exquisite piece of fabric mapping the "invisible world" that lies beyond the senses.
Invisible World sets a lively pace, creating exotic settings peopled by colourful, original characters. Myriad mysteries pepper the adventure: why did Clayton, finally enjoying artistic success, commit suicide? Why did he so desperately want to visit Inner Mongolia? What is the real value of the invaluable antique fabric? With this sure-footed mystery that doubles as an exhilarating expedition to the edges of the world, Stuart Cohen puts a new spin on the old truth that the lines between the material and the spiritual are an absolute blur.
‘Top-quality debut suspense novel that crossbreeds The Third Man with The Maltese Falcon and comes up a whopping winner... masterpiece.’Kirkus Reviews
‘A subtle, suspenseful experience... Here is a thinking person’s thriller, brimming with ideas and a most appropriate complexity’
San Francisco Chronicle
‘Cohen’s elegantly written novel is an intriguing mixture of adventure story and philosophical conundrum. Ingenious, atmospheric and unsettling, it makes you want to book your passage to China right away’
The Times
‘Cohen’s first novel is a mix of thriller and discourses on rare textiles... enjoyable’
Time Out
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