A fertile imagination and dry realistic style propel this misanthropic power trip. Fascinating and repellent at the same time.

Paul Auster + Joe Frank + De Sade = Cockpit (

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slickdpdx | Nov 3, 2009 |

This book was quite a letdown after Kosinski's marvelous "Being There", but this strange and darkly sexual book about Tarden, a loner who has styled himself into the ultimate secret agent, with motivations and agendas of his own, is intriguing and spotted with moments of brilliance. Still a letdown, though. (

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burnit99 | Feb 4, 2007 |

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Meet Tarden, an ex-superspy who, thriving on psychological pressure, penetrates the lives of others, leading his momentary partners in a ruthless dance of complex intrigue.

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