The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss

Max Wirestone brings us a quirky heroine in The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss.  Dahlia, unemployed for more than a year, living with a truly eccentric friend, mourning the end of relationship is approached by a man who wants to hire her to find a stolen spear.   Not I hasten to add a real life spear but rather a digital spear that is part of a MMORPG called Kingdoms of Zoth.  Shortly thereafter Jonah, the client, is killed by an actual replica of the digital spear and Dahlia begins to hunt a murderer.  

The book is very amusing and peopled by some truly eccentric characters.  I caught myself laughing out loud as I read it.  Recommended for those who enjoy oddball books with a light sprinkling of mystery.