When a man falls from a balcony during a concert of Stravinsky’s Petrushka, a mystery begins to unfold in the local newspaper. In a dreamlike, whimsical vision of Charleston, South Carolina, a strange puppeteer seems to pull the strings on several unconnected individuals who face trials of death, aging, and adultery. Cut the Thread questions the reality of what is witnessed within the confines of fiction. What seems to be ordinary occurrence under an umbrella of printed mystery becomes a grand gesture of performance.
A very charming book! I started out enjoying the quirky writing style, then I was held in confused suspense in the middle of the book, and finally I was left questioning reality by the end of it. Very interesting read with an ending that makes me want to read it over again! I'm curious to see what other will say about it.
The story is set in modern downtown Charleston, South Carolina, and follows the activities of some of its denizens after a mysterious death during a Stravinsky concert.