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London, 2013, and the city is battling an epidemic of serial killings - even with the widespread government use of DNA detection, brain-imaging, and the 'punitive coma'.

Detective Isadora 'Jake' Jacowicz is hunting a murderer, code-named 'Wittgenstein,' who has taken it upon himself to eliminate anyone who has tested positive for a tendency towards violent behaviour - even if they've never committed a crime.

His intellectual brilliance is matched only by his homicidal madness.



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Chilling...absorbing...part techno-thriller, part futuristic detective story, part diary of a serial killer - The New York Times Book Review

One of the more imaginative thrillers in quite a while...Combines teleological speculations with nitty-gritty futuristic police work - Wall Street Journal

A truly intellectual thriller that makes the brain cells as well as the hairs on the back of the neck tingle - GQ

The brainest thriller to come along in years...raising questions about knowledge, proof, and reality in unnervingly dramatic contexts - Kirkus Reviews

A Philosophical Investigation

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      Publisher Quercus Publishing
      Published 9 July 2020
      ISBN-13 9781529404203
      978-1529404203
      ISBN-10 1529404207
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      Crime & Thrillers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      London, 2013, and the city is battling an epidemic of serial killings - even with the widespread government use of DNA detection, brain-imaging, and the 'punitive coma'.

      Detective Isadora 'Jake' Jacowicz is hunting a murderer, code-named 'Wittgenstein,' who has taken it upon himself to eliminate anyone who has tested positive for a tendency towards violent behaviour - even if they've never committed a crime.

      His intellectual brilliance is matched only by his homicidal madness.



      Trade Review
      Chilling...absorbing...part techno-thriller, part futuristic detective story, part diary of a serial killer - The New York Times Book Review

      One of the more imaginative thrillers in quite a while...Combines teleological speculations with nitty-gritty futuristic police work - Wall Street Journal

      A truly intellectual thriller that makes the brain cells as well as the hairs on the back of the neck tingle - GQ

      The brainest thriller to come along in years...raising questions about knowledge, proof, and reality in unnervingly dramatic contexts - Kirkus Reviews

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