As the author photo indicates, Paul Auster has an inquisitive eye. In these three novels, Auster pulls back the curtain on a city where every resident is a character and every detail is a clue. We become accomplices in his identity scam, partners in his stake-out and doppelgängers in his circus mirror. Even the cover of this edition (gorgeously rendered by Art Spiegelman) hints at the beautiful complexity inside. If you’ve never read Auster, read this. If you have, read more.