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The Investigation
The Investigation
The Investigation
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The Investigation

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An eerie and offbeat mystery by a Kafka Prize–winning author.

The case confronting Lieutenant Gregory is not one that a man of Scotland Yard would expect. In fact, it is not one any sane man would care to entertain. Bodies are disappearing. The initial assumption is that a grave robber is roaming London and defiling local morgues. But upon further examination, it seems the deceased are, in fact, resurrecting.
 
As Gregory stumbles his way through the tangled clues, seeking advice from scientific, philosophical, and theological experts alike, he finds himself tossed into a baffling metaphysical puzzle of incomprehensible truths and unbelievable realities.
 
Hailed by Kirkus Reviews as “closer to Kafka than the police precinct house,” Lem’s intelligent and puzzling foray into the mystery genre offers an appealing combination of disturbance and delight.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 18, 2012
ISBN9780544080096
The Investigation
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Stanislaw Lem

Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006) was the most widely translated and best known science fiction author writing outside of the English language. Winner of the Kafka Prize, he was a contributor to many magazines, including the New Yorker, and the author of numerous works, including Solaris.

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    This would have to be the only crime fiction work of Stanislaw Lem. Well, he had a good shot at it. The action is set in 1970s/80s (future at the time of writing)and the main character is a middleaged would be austronaut for the mission to Mars. He has been brought in to figure out a string of apparent accidental deaths occuring to middle aged gentlemen staying at Italian penziones. This seemingly cliche setting quickly turns into a fascinating fury of bizzare events, dead end trials, science and culminates in the climax worthy of Space Oddyssey 2001.

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