Inspector Tyador Borlu is a detective in the Extreme Crime Squad in Beszel. He is called to investigate a murder. A woman's body was found by some skateboarders. It is first believed that she is a prostitute, but investigations reveal that she is a PH D student working at a nearby archaeological dig. Evidence reveals that she was killed in one city and transported to another. The cities exist in close proximity, and, where crosshatching occurs, sometimes simultaneously. Residents of both cities are trained to "unsee" buildings and residents of the other. Failure to do so is breach. Excellent vocabulary marks this international sci fi spy thriller.
Hugo Award Nominee 2011
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