{"product_id":"a-philosophical-investigation-isbn-9780143117537","title":"A Philosophical Investigation","description":"\u003cb\u003eA terrifyingly prescient cult classic by the bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther series. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chilling...absorbing...part techno-thriller, part futuristic detective story, part diary of a serial killer.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLONDON, 2013\u003c\/i\u003e. Serial killings have reached epidemic proportions—even with the widespread government use of DNA detection, brain-imaging, and the “punitive coma.” Beautiful, whip-smart, and driven by demons of her own, Detective Isadora “Jake” Jacowicz must stop a murderer, code-named “Wittgenstein,” who has taken it upon himself to eliminate any man who has tested posi­tive for a tendency towards violent behavior—even if his victim has never committed a crime. He is a killer whose intellectual brilliance is matched only by his homicidal madness.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Philosophical Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the more imaginative thrillers in quite a while...Combines teleological speculations with nitty-gritty futuristic police work.”—\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A truly intellectual thriller that makes the brain cells as well as the hairs on the back of the neck tingle.”—\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The brainest thriller to come along in years...raising questions about knowledge, proof, and reality in unnervingly dramatic contexts.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the acclaimed Bernie Gunther novels, two of which—\u003ci\u003eField Gray\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lady from Zagreb\u003c\/i\u003e—were finalists for the Edgar® Award for Best Novel. Kerr has also won several Shamus Awards and the British Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Award for Historical Crime Fiction. As P. B. Kerr, he is the author of the much-loved young adult fantasy series Children of the Lamp.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303358320869,"sku":"NP9780143117537","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143117537.jpg?v=1767720701","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-philosophical-investigation-isbn-9780143117537","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}