Thomas Pynchon is set to release his first novel in over a decade, according to publisher Penguin Random House (PRH).

Titled “Shadow Ticket,” the book will be Pynchon’s 10th release and is slated for an October debut. Like his previous works “Inherent Vice” (2009) and “Bleeding Edge” (2013), the new novel is a noir story centered around a private detective.

“Shadow Ticket,” set in Milwaukee during the Great Depression, centers on detective Hicks McTaggart, who is hired to track down the heir to a cheese fortune. His investigation takes him to Hungary, where he is caught up with Nazis, Soviet agents, British spies, swing musicians, paranormal experts, and outlaw motorcyclists.

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