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Murder by Munchausen: When Androids Dream of Murder
Paperback
Series: Murder by Munchausen Sci-Fi Police Techno-Thrillers, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction
ISBN13: 9780983380795
Publisher: Electron Alley Corporation
Published: Apr 2 2017
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Androids hacked into hitmen. A murderer tapping the past for inspiration. Can a cop's old-school ways end the slayings before the next body drops?
...packed with action and unexpected developments...fast-paced, entertaining... -Kirkus Reviews
After Jake shoots and kills a murder suspect who turns out to be the son of a powerful city councilman, he finds himself demoted to the Artificial Crimes Unit, tracking down androids hacked and programmed to be hitmen.
When his case of an extra-judicial divorce settlement takes a nasty turn with DNA from a hundred-year-old murder in Boston and a signature that harkens back to the very first serial killer ever in London, Jake finds himself tangled up in the brutal slayings of prostitutes being investigated by his former Robbery/Homicide partner, Maddie-who is now his lover.
It might not make sense, but the beloved Media tags it 'Murder by Munchausen.' For a price, there are hackers out there who will reprogram a synthoid to do your dirty work. The bad news: no fingerprints or DNA left at the crime scene. The good news-at least for us-is that they're like missiles: once they hit their target, they're usually as harmless as empty brass. The trick is to get them before they melt down their core OS data, so you can get the unit into forensics for analysis and, hopefully, an arrest. [excerpt from Murder by Munchausen]
Artificial Intelligence? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Artificial Evil has a name...Munchausen.
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