The Mark and the Void

What links the Investment Bank of Torabundo, www.myhotswaitress.com (yes, with an s , don't ask), an art heist, a novel called For the Love of a Clown , a six-year-old boy with the unfortunate name of Remington Steele, a lonely French banker, a tiny Pacific island, and a pest control business run by an ex-KGB agent? The Mark and the Void is Paul Murray's madcap new novel of institutional folly, following the success of his wildly original breakout hit, Skippy Dies . While marooned at his banking