A Philosophical Investigation - Softcover

Kerr, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0770425925 ISBN 13: 9780770425920

Publisher: Doubleday of Canada, 1995

Synopsis

When the English government mandates genetic testing for predisposition to violence in the early 21st century, it also creates an elaborate computer network to store the results. But when a computer expert with just such a violent predisposition breaks into the carefully-guarded data, he decides to protect the rest of society by killing off others on the list.

Enter Inspector "Jake" Jakowicz, a tough, smart cop who must use all her powers of intuition to track the sociopath who wants to draw her into a chilling dialogue about the nature of life itself.

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Review:

Praise for A Philosophical Investigation

"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

About the Author:

Philip Kerr is the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, two of which--Field Gray and The Lady from Zagreb--were finalists for the Edgar(R) Award for Best Novel. Kerr has also won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers' Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. As P. B. Kerr, he is the author of the much-loved young adult fantasy series Children of the Lamp.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday of Canada
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0770425925
• ISBN 13: 9780770425920
• Binding: Paperback