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The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss by Max Wirestone
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The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss

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Length 7 hours 46 minutes
Language English
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Veronica Mars meets the World of Warcraft in The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss, a mystery romp with a most unexpected heroine.

You'd think that after I took a bullet in my arm following my last case, that I'd be timid about going in guns blazing a second time. But you'd be wrong. I faced down death, and the only bad thing that happened was that I got a cool scar. Which is a like a tattoo, but with street cred.

I may have been a little overconfident this time. Like, Leeroy Jenkins overconfident. Some small, but confidently made, errors committed in this book include:


  • Unwisely meeting up with an internet stalker in real life.

  • Eating a large breakfast before discovering a corpse

  • Kidnapping

  • Standing uncomfortably close to the edge of a steamboat while musing that nothing bad could possibly happen

  • Kidnapping, again



That's the thing about a sense of invulnerability -- you usually get it right before things go terribly, terribly, wrong.

Max Wirestone lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his husband, his son, a very old dog, and more books than a reasonable person should own. Find him @maxwires.

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Reviews

"A hilarious read sure to delight mystery lovers and gamers alike. With unforgettable characters and a stand-out heroine, Dahlia kept me guessing until the very end. A laugh-out-loud gem of a book."โ€”N.K. Traver, author of Duplicity on The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss "At last, a 'geek mystery' ... entirely fresh."โ€”New Hampshire Union Leader on The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss "This book is a barrel of fun."โ€”Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author on The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss "Dahlia's story is a zany, hilarious, laugh fest that made my inner geek girl sit up and search for a caper to solve! Take the clumsy sweetness of Bridget Jones, combine with the intriguing geekiness of Felicity Smoak, and you have Dahlia Moss in this delightful romp!"โ€”Rebecca Zanetti, New York Times bestselling author on The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss "Wirestone's debut is a gem that can be summed up as 'geek chic.'"โ€”Library Journal on The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss "Revel in the geekery of The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss... Dahlia Moss is all of us."โ€”B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog "A clever mystery featuring a delightful amateur detective. Or, in online parlance: Dahlia Moss FTW!"โ€”Kirkus on The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss Expand reviews
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