Presents stories that search for clues leading to remarkable coincidences in the universe, as the simple act of trailing a man, ultimately becomes a startling investigation of what it means to be human.

"The New York Trilogy" is an astonishing and original book: three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness. In each story the search for clues leads to remarkable coincidences in the universe as the simple act of trailing a man ultimately becomes a startling investigation of what ..