The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha HuntRead about another entry on the list.
This 2008 novel about the last days of the inventor Nikola Tesla is set in the Hotel New Yorker, and it has a lot to do with physics, magic, and the sheer beauty of language. Hunt has a new novel, Mr. Splitfoot, coming out in January, and based on past experience I am sure that one will be great, too.
The Page 99 Test: The Invention of Everything Else.
--Marshal Zeringue