The Final Solution (by Michael Chabon)

It's the story of a boy and his bird, so you know I'm a sucker for it. I think this novella is lovely, melancholy and haunting. I love the title (which I suspect may have come before plot or character, because it's almost too apt) and the clever way the identity of the detective is left to the reader's discernment. And anything else I could think of to say would give too much away.