This is the story of a murder committed sometime in the near future. The characters are familiar and the motives are as old as human nature. Mr. Book is found dead in his study. He was an old man with few friends at the time of his death. The detective in charge quickly becomes immersed in the case and discovers that Mr. Book had many enemies. She sifts through the evidence, interviews friends and foes alike, interrogates suspects, and, finally, confronts the killer.
Within these pages lie her notes, thoughts, and evidence from the case. Detective Zade (rhymes with odd), like every good homicide investigator, is skilled in the arts of oral culture. She teases out admissions from reluctant confessors, exposes carefully hid secrets, and understands the social gravity that human beings are subject to, those hidden forces that compel people to act in predictable ways. Follow the clues with her and solve The Murder of Mr. Book.
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