In the same way Ralph Ellison dealt with identity in Invisible Man, Andrew Klavan takes up the theme, self consciously. (Riots, the Brotherhood, a self reflective main character). Klavan’s prose is as luminous, his observations as insightful, his philosophical proposals as profound. His plot, however, is far more engaging. Klavan’s protagonist is more approachable and fleshed out. This black man’s struggle with identity is an allegory of Everyman. But it is a a rip roaring good read with humor, romance, and suspense.