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• The Paradox Hotel

  Hart, Rob (Fiction writer),

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  A locked-room murder mystery set at a hotel for time travelers--in which a detective must solve an impossible crime before her own grip on reality crumbles.

• Chaos Terminal

  Lafferty, Mur,

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  Second in a wonderful series. Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, thank you very much. But no matter what she does, people persist in dying around her--and only she seems to be able to solve the crime. After fleeing to an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Titanium Noir

  Harkaway, Nick, 1972-

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  A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel. Investigating the unimaginable murder of a Titan, one of society’s genetically altered elites, Cal Sounder, a detective working for the police on certain sensitive cases,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tainted Cup

  Bennett, Robert Jackson, 1984-

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  In Daretana's greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead--killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire's borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shamshine Blind

  Pardo, Paz,

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  Told in the voice of a funny, brooding, Latinx Sam Spade, this is a beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel. Pardo writes of a world where emotions have been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dyson File

  Holo, Jacob,

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  Newest in the Gordian division series. The Atlas Corporation was all set to tear apart the planet Mercury--converting its resources into solar-collecting megastructures, when the lead engineer is found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drunk on All Your Strange New Words

  Robson, Eddie,

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  In this locked room mystery in a near future world of alien diplomacy, Lydia works as translator for the Logi cultural attachâe to Earth. They work well together, even if the act of translating his thoughts into English makes her feel (and appear)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Spare Man

  Kowal, Mary Robinette, 1969-

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  Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She's traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sleepless

  Manibo, Victor,

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  When reporter Jamie Vega launches an investigation into his boss’ strange death, he discovers that he was the last person who saw Simon alive. So why doesn't Jamie remember it at all? As Jamie explores his missing memory, he discovers disturbing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Assassin's Orbit

  Appel, John (Science fiction writer),

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  On the eve of the planet Ileri's historic vote to join the Commonwealth, the assassination of a government minister threatens to shatter everything. Private investigator Noo Okereke and spy Meiko Ogawa join forces with police chief Toiwa to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Memory Called Empire

  Martine, Arkady,

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  Ambassador Mahit Dzmare believes it's no coincidence that her predecessor has died of mysterious circumstances, especially considering the imperial political upheaval. As she tracks down the murderer and tries to save her home, she unexpectedly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gone World

  Sweterlitsch, Tom,

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  Time-traveling secret agent Shannon Moss visits future time periods for clues about a Navy SEAL astronaut's murdered family and the disappearance of his teenage daughter, a case that is complicated by the SEAL's and Shannon's own impact on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Man in the Empty Suit

  Ferrell, Sean,

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  Grown bored by other people, a time traveler prefers to celebrate his birthday with all past and future versions of himself in attendance. But his 39th birthday party is deflated when he stumbles on the murdered corpse of himself from one year in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Policeman

  Winters, Ben H.,

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  What’s the point in solving murders when life on earth will end soon? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. Just six precious months until impact. People all over the world are walking off the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Altered Carbon

  Takeshi Kovacs Series, Book 1

  Morgan, Richard K.,

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  Takeshi Kovacs is a former U.N. envoy who has been killed. Again. With 25th-century technology and a ton of money, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Midnight Riot

  Aaronovitch, Ben, 1964-

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  First in the Rivers of London series. Probationary constable Peter Grant's dead-end prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter's ability to speak…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

  Kingfisher, T.,

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  Fourteen-year-old Mona isn't like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can't control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt's bakery…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Magic for Liars

  Gailey, Sarah,

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  Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in this excellent read. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it. She's perfectly happy with her life - or okay, maybe just perfectly fine. She doesn't in any way…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

  Goss, Theodora,

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  Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six Wakes

  Lafferty, Mur,

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  In this Hugo nominated science fiction thriller, a crew of clones awakens aboard a spaceship to find they're being hunted-and any one of them could be the killer. Maria Arena awakens in a cloning vat streaked with drying blood. She has no memory of…Read moreRead more of this annotation