Something Missing: A Novel-Fast Shipping

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“The story of an obsessive-compulsive housebreaker whose every waking moment is jam-packed with finicky clockwork ritual–the kind of intense micro-planning that might have made even Napoleon back Dicks has created an unforgettable character that will have you torn between wanting to throttle him–or adopt him.”
–Alan Bradley, author of the New York Times bestselling Flavia de Luce novels

A career criminal with OCD tendencies and a savant-like genius for bringing orderto his crime scenes, Martin considers himself one of the best. After all,he’s been able to steal from the same people for years on end—virtually course, this could also be because of his unique business model—taking onlyitems that will go unnoticed by the homeowner. After all, who would notice a missing roll of toilet paper here, a half-used bottle of maple syrup there,or even a rarely used piece of china buried deep within a dusty cabinet?

Even thoughhe’s never met these homeowners, spending hours in their houses, looking throughtheir photo albums and reading their journals, he feels like he knows them. So Martin decides to meddle more in theirlives—playing the part of a rather odd guardian angel—even though it means breakingmany of his neurotic rules.

In this hilarious, suspenseful andoften profound novel about a man used to planning every second of his life, Martin comes to realize that life is much better lived on the edge (at least some of the time).