The Dewey Decimal System by Nathan Larson
“After a flu pandemic, a large-scale terrorist attack, and the total collapse of Wall Street, New York City is reduced to a shadow of its former self. As the city struggles to dig itself out of the wreckage, a nameless, obsessive-compulsive veteran with a spotty memory, a love for literature, and a strong if complex moral code (that doesn’t preclude acts of extreme violence) has taken up residence at the main branch of the New York Public Library on 42nd Street.
Dubbed “Dewey Decimal” for his desire to reorganize the library’s stock, our protagonist (who will reappear in the next novel in this series) gets by as bagman and muscle for the New York City’s unscrupulous district attorney. Decimal takes no pleasure in this kind of civic dirty work. He’d be perfectly content alone amongst his books. But this is not in the cards, as the DA calls on Dewey for a seemingly straightforward union-busting job.
What unfolds throws Dewey into a bloody tangle of violence, shifting allegiances, and old vendettas, forcing him to face the darkness of his own past, and the question of his buried identity.
With its high body count and snarky dialogue, The Dewey Decimal Systempays respects to Chandler, Hammett, and Jim Thompson. Healthy amounts of black humor and speculative tendencies will appeal to fans of Charlie Huston, Nick Tosches, Duane Swierczynski, Victor Gischler, Robert Ferrigno, and early Jonathan Lethem.”
If you would like to preorder a limited edition hardcover copy SIGNED and individually numbered by Nathan Larson, please visit:
http://www.akashicbooks.com/store/page7.html
Nathan Larson is going on a Book Tour. Check to see if he is coming to a bookstore or library near you:
Thursday, March 31, 7:00pm
Brooklyn Public LIbrary
Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, April 5, 6:30pm
Mysterious Bookshop
New York, NY
Wednesday, April 20, 6:30pm
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore, MD
Thursday, April 21, time TBA
Gallery5
Richmond, VA
Saturday, April 23, 1:00pm
Politics and Prose
Washington DC
Wednesday, April 27, 7:00pm
Book Soup
West Hollywood, CA
Thursday, April 28, 7:00pm
Stories Books & Cafe
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, April 30, time TBA
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, May 4, 7:00pm
CIty Lights
San Francisco, CA
Thursday, May 5, 7:00pm
Pegasus Books Downtown
Berkeley, CA
Tuesday, June 7, 8:00pm
Veronica People’s Club
Brooklyn, NY
If you would like more information on any of these dates please visit:
http://www.akashicbooks.com/deweydecimalsystemevents.htm







