Cover of Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

by Thomas Pynchon

2009 · mystery & crime · adult

Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Doc Sportello is bewildered when an ex-girlfriend returns to recruit him in a plot to kidnap a wealthy construction executive. Soon, Sportello finds himself in the midst of a thrilling conspiracy with an undercover cop and a group of dentists who are swindling the IRS.

Set in

  • Manhattan Beach · United States
    fictional beach town, Doc Sportello home
    ★ primary

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