This is a weird little beauty, and difficult to characterise. When politician’s wife Kathy Wade goes missing from a remote cabin in Minnesota, you’d think the author would tell you what happened to her, but no. Instead he presents a series of hypotheses and you choose which one most resonates with you. Kathy’s husband John is seriously weird and also a politician – as we know the two are not mutually exclusive. As a child he is obsessed with magic. His experiences as a soldier in Vietnam, dubbed ‘the Sorcerer’, only further alienate him from reality. His love for Kathy is the one true thing in his life, although he expresses it by spying on her relentlessly. The writing is simple and superb and once read, the book will linger with you a long time. Disturbing. Unforgettable.
