Resurrected Man - Hardcover

William, Sean

3.67

55 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591023114 ISBN 13: 9781591023111

Publisher: Prometheus Books, 2005

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After waking from a three-year coma, Jonah McEwen is faced with catching a serial murderer who is killing women that resemble his former lover, Marilyn, in a future world where cloning and matter transmission are commonplace.

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Review:

An Australian award-winning F/SF author strikes new sparks from an old flint: What if matter transmitters ("Beam me up, Scotty") really worked? By 2069, KTI Corp.'s "d-mat" matter transmitter network (the technology's a closely guarded secret) makes it possible to travel instantly to almost anywhere on Earth. Meanwhile, a serial killer known as the Twinmaker somehow copies his victims while they're in transit. The original proceeds unharmed to her destination, unaware that a duplicate has been captured. The latest victim's mutilated remains have been transmitted to a seemingly empty apartment once shared by private eye Jonah McEwen and his adoptive father, Lindsay Carlaw, a researcher who helped develop QUALIA, the artificial intelligence that runs KTI. Investigating officers Marylin Blaylock and Odi Whitesmith discover Jonah in a tank of nutrient gel, his brain infected with hostile software. Since Jonah was once Marylin's employer and lover, and all the Twinmaker's victims resemble Marylin, Jonah immediately becomes suspect #1. Clearly, though, this Jonah's too damaged-but what if there's a homicidal copy? Jonah's last recollection is of Lindsay dying, killed by a bomb; Jonah made inquiries and learned something significant, but can't remember what. Oddly, Lindsay helped found the anti-d-mat group WHOLE and refused to travel by d-mat-except on the day of his death! Obviously, the Twinmaker has full access to KTI's technology; yet, suspiciously, KTI boss Fabian Schumacher refuses to release his secret files-and Jonah remembers seeing KTI security chief Herold Verstegen in the apartment after Lindsay's death. Convincingly realized, with the vigorous narrative whizzing along-too long-at hyperspeed, and frenetic plot twists that can't quite disguise the holes. (Kirkus Reviews)

Synopsis:

Private detective Jonah McEwen is wanted for murder. Someone has been killing women who resemble Marylin Blaylock, his former colleague and ex-lover. The latest grisly discovery is right on his doorstep. He is the obvious suspect. The problem? He has been in a coma for three years - a coma he has no memory of entering. And there's worse to come. Using matter transporter technology, or 'd-mat', a serial killer know only as the Twinmaker has been brutally torturing and killing perfect facsimiles of his victims and leaving the originals alive. As legal arguments rage about whether this even constitutes murder, Jonah finds himself in the awkward position of defending his innocence when his own exact copy might actually be guilty. Set in a time where the lines between human and machine are increasingly blurred, "The Resurrected Man" explores the future of terrorism, law enforcement, and globe-spanning conspiracies.

A perfect blend of suspense and science fiction, the novel follows the complexities of Jonah and Marylin's relationship and their quest to find the killer before he strikes again, as well as unravelling the tensions between Jonah and his father - a man who has been dead for three years but who might yet hold the key to everything...Nominated for the Aurealis Award and winner of the Ditmar Award, "The Resurrected Man" was hailed as a 'tour de force' in Australia, the author's home country, and described as 'compulsively readable' by Locus.

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