01011cam a2200241 4500 1261854736 TxAuBib 090227s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009007705 9781594202247 1594202249 (OCoLC)1422 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP ZS3 GZF C#P BWX CDX PFO UtOrBLW TxAuBib Pynchon, Thomas. Inherent vice / Thomas Pynchon. New York : Penguin Press, 2009. 369 p. ; 25 cm. Reluctantly investigating a kidnapping threat against his ex-girlfriend's billionaire beau, Doc Sportello tackles a bizarre tangle of nefarious characters before stumbling on a mysterious entity that may actually be a tax shelter for a dental group. Private investigators Fiction. California History 20th century Fiction. Noir fiction. Experimental fiction.