"Set at the beginning of the Second World War, this bracing and erudite novel weaves together three ostensibly unrelated plots. . . . As Mann intertwines these stories, his jaunty sentences combine propulsive humor with international intrigue." -- The New Yorker

"The prospect of reviving a Halliburton-ish character and launching him into a maelstrom of spies, émigrés and double-dealers prove[s] irresistible to Mann, who demonstrate[s] a knack for comic thrillers." -- New York Times Book Review

"Terrific . . . John le Carré meets Evelyn Waugh . . . . Mann displays an extraordinary comedic gift for outlandish embellishment, and makes hay out of the incompetence and hubris on all sides of the impending war." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A Fantastic, fanciful, and often extremely funny novel . . . [and] wonderfully inventive. . . . Along with being a quixotic tale of adventure complete with truth-telling sidekicks and wild goose chases, World Pacific is, like Mann's first novel, a spy thriller of ingenious quality." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"At once thrilling and comic, Mann's novel is a rollicking ride." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Mann brilliantly captures the betrayed ideals of the period of US neutrality as a boys' adventure. . . . . There's a touch of Chandleresque noir thrown in for good measure as well. For anyone willing to suspend disbelief in the vein of a boy storylover, enthralled by a tale of double-crossing and improbable daring and enlivened with Chaucerian ribaldry, this is a rollicking good read." -- Historical Novel Society

"Far removed from the staid worlds of most historical fiction, this is a wonderfully comic, gripping, and intriguing novel--like All the Light We Cannot See, but with a wry, macabre humor--following three hugely different, yet brilliantly developed characters." -- Booklist

"An intriguing, darkly comic novel of adventure and personal crisis, set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Pacific on the eve of World War II. Mann crafts a clever fun work of fiction, drawing inspiration from actual historical figures to create a narrative that is as complex as it is captivating." -- MSN.com

"Told in the alternating voices of these three characters, set against the growing threat of another world war and a World's Fair dedicated to peace, World Pacific is a madcap quixotic tale that explores the many forms of shipwreck, exile, betrayal, and the stories we tell ourselves in the fight to stay afloat." -- The Daily Kos

"World Pacific will appeal to readers seeking a sophisticated reading adventure." -- Novels Alive

"Writing with intelligence, style, and wit, Peter Mann has created two unforgettable characters and braided them together in a thrilling World War II story unlike any other." -- David Ebershoff, New York Times bestselling author of The 19th Wife and The Danish Girl, on The Torqued Man

"I loved The Torqued Man, its riotous irreverence, its coiled suspense. It's a brilliant, surprising novel, Don Quixote by way of le Carré." -- Jess Walter, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions, on The Torqued Man

"'Vexing' doesn't begin to describe the intricate maneuverings of the two narrators in Peter Mann's quick-witted World War II caper. But 'compelling' certainly does." -- New York Times Book Review on The Torqued Man

"As the chapters alternate between the manuscripts, two irreconcilable portraits of Pike emerge, while de Groot's love for the Irishman gradually emboldens him." -- The New Yorker on The Torqued Man