During a sweltering South American summer, a family convenes for dinner at a restaurant. Midway through the meal, Carlos disappears. An experienced, semi-retired inspector takes the case, but what should be a routine investigation becomes something strange, intangible, even sinister. The corporation for which Carlos worked seems to serve no purpose; the staff talk of their missing colleague's alarming, shifting physical symptoms; a forensic scientist uncovers evidence of curious abnormalities in the thriving microorganisms that shared Carlos's body. As the inspector relives and retraces the missing man's footsteps, the trail leads him away from the city sprawl and deep into the country's rainforest interior, where he encounters both horror and wonder.
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Walking is something perfected by children, the people who learn it and have nowhere else to go.I
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(Atlantic Books, 4 August 2016, e-book, 272 pages, bought from AmazonKindle)
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I've become a fan of the author since I read and adored In Ascension and he became a 'must read' author. One of the things I like about the author is that his novels are all quite different, the style and storytelling methods are more or less the same but the plot and characters are nothing like each other. I love writers like that because every book is a treat. Infinite Ground is no different, well-written, engaging, engrossing and just a little bit strange. This book gets quite dark at times as the truth about Carlos's disappearance comes close to being revealed. I was riveted from start to finish. I'd recommend this book.
