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27/150 I didn't plan to go on a mystery binge, but my last 3 books have all been murder mysteries. Three very different worlds and types of stories. Here its gritty, detective noir, the gumshoe in a world of genetically altered supermen (and women). When a Titan is murdered, Cal Sounder is called in to investigate, which leads, as these things do, to a much larger conspiracy. I liked the gritty feel of this world
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I had fun with this. Cal is a detective who is investigating a crime. Titans are the genetically enhanced elite.

This was a fun, fast, noir, PI story with humor & great dialog. The world, politics & premise were all interesting. I finished it in one sitting.

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A well executed blend of cyberpunk sci-fi and noir detective fiction. I've not read Chandler or Hammett, but all the tropes seem to be present and correct: the world weary PI, the femme fatale, the corrupt city, and of course the wry, cynical monologue through which everything is portrayed. A bit more cyberpunk would have been nice, and at times the prose is so tightly mannered it sucks away Harkaway's ebullient personality, but well worth a read.

I loved this. It has all the grit, dark humor, and violence of a Raymond Chandler novel or early 1940s Humphrey Bogart noir film, with a Sci-Fi twist to keep it fresh. The Sci-Fi element gave a different flavor to the mafia-esque characters, and a little more room for the author to play with the noir tropes. It‘s a fast read, well-plotted and executed, and highly entertaining. If you‘re a fan of classic noir, don‘t miss this one.