Fiction: Sergio De La Pava's 'Every Arc Bends Its Radian'.

The article discusses the rise of metaphysical detective stories in literature, focusing on Sergio De La Pava's novel "Every Arc Bends Its Radian." The story follows Riv del Rio, a poet/philosopher/private eye, as he searches for a missing MIT graduate in Cali, Colombia, encountering a notorious criminal named Exeter Mondragon. The novel explores themes of materialism, mysticism, logic, and intuition, blending philosophical inquiry with entertainment. Additionally, the article mentions other works in the metaphysical detective genre, highlighting the subversion of crime noir formulas to explore the nature of reality. [Extracted from the article]