‘There is not a single E in this novel. That’s right- no here, there, where, when; no yes, no love, no sex!’ New York Times Book Review

Anton Vowl is missing. Ransacking his Paris flat, a group of his faithful companions trawl through his diary for any hint as to his location and, insidiously, a ghost, from Vowl’s past starts to cast its malignant shadow. This virtuoso story, chock-full of plots and subplots, shows the skill of both author and translator who impart all the action without a crucial grammatical prop- the letter ‘e’.