A Philosophical Investigation

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.

Reviews of A Philosophical Investigation

Chilling…absorbing…part techno-thriller, part futuristic detective story, part diary of a serial killer – The New York Times Book ReviewOne of the more imaginative thrillers in quite a while…Combines teleological speculations with nitty-gritty futuristic police work – Wall Street JournalA truly intellectual thriller that makes the brain cells as well as the hairs on the back of the neck tingle – GQThe brainest thriller to come along in years…raising questions about knowledge, proof, and reality in unnervingly dramatic contexts – Kirkus Reviews