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In the city of Bangalor, India, fifty years in our future, a murder is committed. Sub-Inspector Ferron is called in to investigate. This is the simple beginning to this short tale, which proves to be neither simple nor short by the end of its 77 pages.
Bear conveys a three-dimensional character by weaving a tapestry whose threads extend off the page, connecting her to her mother, her relatives, her career choice, and even her choice of name.

Elizabeth Bear‘s novella is a wildly imaginative murder mystery set in India 100 years or so in the future. It‘s fascinating not just in the murder—classic locked room—but in details. There‘s the VR addiction that one might expect but loads of other details. The main character is a woman sub-inspector in the police force. I read it, turned around & read it again, and I‘m still not entirely sure I get it. Read it and let‘s discuss!! #scifi #murder