Overview

One summer’s day, a man is lured out of his garden for a private conversation. Ms. Teller, the daughter of his mentor, gives him the task of tracking down Modal, a suspect in the eyes of the Non-Crime Unit. The former agent (with a telltale “M” monogrammed on his pajamas) gives himself “the name of a famous detective” and sets out on his local odyssey, leaving his wife and daughter behind. The agent’s first steps put him in touch with PQ, a disgraced police clerk, CM, an alluring harpsichordist, Dr. VK, a travelling psychiatrist, and Barbie, a surprisingly resourceful realtor. He takes up lodging with an eccentric family in their “complex” and soon finds himself spending time with an actress, a linguist, a transcriber, and a Shakespeare professor, all with something to share about Modal. Still haunted by a botched operation and the memory of his fellow infiltrator, Esme, the agent persists in using the method detailed in Teller’s procedural guide, Scent of a Non-Crime. Yet his overidentification with Modal is the least of his worries as the anticipated conflict inches dangerously close to home. Scent of a Non-Crime is the third book Morse's acclaimed 'Tulpaverse', proceeded by Tulpa Mea Culpa and Retcon.

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?Garry Thomas Morse's fiction is a force field of delight and innovation. It's continually breaking out of its book-born mold and flying off as art, taking you with it.? - M.A.C. Farrant, author of The Strange Truth About Us, a Globe & Mail Best Book ?Incalculable, engaging, and exhilarating.? - Marina Endicott

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Garry Thomas Morse has published several collections of poetry, notably Discovery Passages, about the history of his Kwakwaka’wakw Indigenous ancestors, shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award, and Prairie Harbour, also shortlisted for a Governor General’s Award. His novels have gained critical attention for pushing the aesthetic envelope. He is the author of a speculative fiction series called The Chaos! Quincunx, and two of its three books have been nominated for the ReLit Award. Morse is the recipient of the 2008 City of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging Artist. He has also served as the 2018 Jack McClelland Writer-in-Residence at the University of Toronto, and the 2019 Carol Shields Writer-in-Residence at the University of Winnipeg. Scent of a Non-Crime is the third book set in Morse's acclaimed 'Tulpaverse'

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