The Stranger

If it weren't for bad luck, Max Frei wouldn't have any luck at all.

A self-described twenty-something 'classic loser', an insomniac, hardened smoker, a glutton and a loafer, there's nothing much going for Max Frei...at least not until he arrives in the magical city of Echo.

Summoned to the city by the head of the Department of Absolute Order, Sir Juffin Halli, Max's dreams are becoming a reality. But as with all dreams-come-true its not quite the reality Max expected; he's about to become a secret agent, tasked to solve extravagant, impossible crimes with nothing but his wits and a handful of unexplained magical abilities to recommend him.

Max is going to be thrown into the fray - and he can't even have a cigarette first...

"The whole effect is like a collaboration between Raymond Chandler and Gilbert and Sullivan-cheerfully noirish and disturbingly satirical." - "Library Journal"

"I've never looked forward to the publication of a book more than I did Max Frei's The Stranger...a fantastic book."-"January Magazine"

""The Stranger" is a hugely enjoyable mix of madcap mirth and fantastical adventure." -"California Literary Review"
"'Splash a bit of enchantment into my glass' ... there is no better phrase to describe the state that a reader may find themselves in when exposed to a strong, absolutely legal, literary narcotic by the name of Max Frei." -"Stolichniye Novosti"
"To the reader: plan wisely. This book will permanently transform you." -"Knizhniye Retzenziyi"

Max Frei is the author of the internationally bestselling Labyrinths of Echo series, starring a character also called Max Frei, as well as books on literature and art. He lives in Moscow.

If it weren't for bad luck, Max Frei wouldn't have any luck at all.A self-described twenty-something 'classic loser', an insomniac, hardened smoker, a glutton and a loafer, there's nothing much going for Max Frei...at least not until he arrives in the magical city of Echo.Summoned to the city by the head of the Department of Absolute Order, Sir Juffin Halli, Max's dreams are becoming a reality. But as with all dreams-come-true its not quite the reality Max expected; he's about to become a secret agent, tasked to solve extravagant, impossible crimes with nothing but his wits and a handful of unexplained magical abilities to recommend him.Max is going to be thrown into the fray - and he can't even have a cigarette first...

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