When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody, it marks the first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. In the world of Gnomon, citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of 'transparency.' Every action is seen, every word is recorded, and the System has access to its citizens' thoughts and memories-all in the name of providing the safest society in history. "A Pynchonesque mega-novel that periodically calls to mind the films of Inception and The Matrix…. From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle.
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