The Last Equation of Isaac Severy
A Novel in Clues
1st Edition
Published on 6. March 2018
352 pages
978-1-5011-7514-5 (ISBN)
Description
*One of The Wall Street Journal's "25 Best Mystery Novels of the Last 25 Years"
*Edgar Award Nominee
A "hugely entertaining" (The Wall Street Journal) mystery starring "a Royal Tenenbaums-esque clan of geniuses" (Martha Stewart Living)?perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.
Days after the death of her adoptive grandfather, the mathematician Isaac Severy, Hazel Severy receives a letter. In this puzzling missive, Isaac alludes to a secretive organization that is after his final bombshell equation, and he charges Hazel with safely delivering it to a trusted colleague. But first, she must find where the equation is hidden.
While in Los Angeles for Isaac's funeral, Hazel realizes she's not the only one searching for his life's work, and that the equation's implications have potentially disastrous consequences for the extended Severy family, a group of dysfunctional geniuses unmoored by the sudden death of their patriarch.
As agents of an enigmatic company shadow Isaac's favorite son?a theoretical physicist?and a long-lost cousin mysteriously reappears in Los Angeles, the equation slips further from Hazel's grasp. She must unravel a series of confounding clues hidden inside one of her favorite novels, drawing her ever closer to his mathematical treasure. But when her efforts fall short, she is forced to enlist the help of those with questionable motives.
"A novel that is anything but clueless, filled with consideration and compassion" (The Washington Post), The Last Equation of Isaac Severy proves that, like Hazel, you don't have to love math to fall under the Severy spell.
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Nova Jacobs has an MFA from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts and is the recipient of a Nicholl Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is the author of The Stars Turned Inside Out and The Last Equation of Isaac Severy, which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeremy.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Prologue
- Part 1
- Chapter 1: The Merchant
- Chapter 2: The Theorist
- Chapter 3: The Mathematician
- Chapter 4: The Policeman
- Chapter 5: The Letter
- Chapter 6: The University
- Chapter 7: Headquarters
- Chapter 8: The Other Severy
- Chapter 9: The Secretary
- Chapter 10: The Hotel
- Chapter 11: The Appointment
- Chapter 12: The Party
- Chapter 13: The Old Spot
- Chapter 14: The Map
- Part 2
- Chapter 15: The Professor
- Chapter 16: The Leave
- Chapter 17: The House
- Chapter 18: The Dead Man
- Chapter 19: The Offer
- Chapter 20: The List
- Chapter 21: The Recluse
- Chapter 22: The Equation
- Chapter 23: The Station
- Chapter 24: The Canyon
- Chapter 25: The Event
- Chapter 26: The Room
- Part 3
- Chapter 27: The Assassin
- Chapter 28: The Brother
- Chapter 29: The Answer
- Chapter 30: The Recruit
- Chapter 31: The Gift
- Chapter 32: The Sphinx
- Acknowledgments
- Reading Group Guide
- About the Author
- Copyright
