The Real-Town Murders
by Adam Roberts
science fiction
copyright 2017
read in December 2018
rated 8/10: really quite good
An interesting take on virtual reality. A murder-mystery with good ideas. An enjoyable use of language, including very descriptive colours and sounds. I enjoyed this book.
The hero and her partner are -- nothing unusual here -- somehow constrained in their actions... a completely unbelievable constraint yet entirely acceptable. (Hmmm... the constraint is revealed on the back cover. Pity about that.)
The denouement is a bit rushed: on first read it made no sense, though a more careful re-read did make it all fit together nicely.
The only part of the book that I disagree with is the constraint on the partners. It is used as a common thread for (potential) further stories, further adventures of this partnership. Okay, that will work. But even if the constraint can't be resolved, I would prefer just a bit more explanation.
An enjoyable book, well written and described, set in a very interesting -- and surprisingly complex -- world.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
... Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved
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