"In a future where death is a thing of the past, how far would you go to solve your own murder?
Paul Donner is a NYPD detective with a drinking problem and a marriage on the rocks. Then he and his wife get dead--shot to death in a "random" crime. Fifty years later, Donner is back--revived courtesy of the Shift, a process whereby inanimate DNA is re-activated. This new "reborn" underclass is not only alive again, they're growing younger, destined for a second childhood. The freakish side-effect of a retroviral attack on New York, the Shift has turned the world upside down. Beneath the protective geodesic Blister, clocks run backwards, technology is hidden behind a noir facade, and you can see Elvis every night at Radio City Music Hall. In this unfamiliar retro-futurist world of maglev Studebakers and plasma tommy guns, Donner must search for those responsible for the destruction of his life. His quest for retribution leads him to the heart of the mystery surrounding the Shift's origin and up against those who would use it to control a terrified nation." Very well written. The story reads a lot less like stereo instructions which is good because it makes it easier for non technologically inclined readers to follow. The characters were very well put together and developed. The storyline was also very well developed. I enjoyed this book to a point. I thought that the concept was very much like the The Crow in the sense that a murdered husband comes back from the dead to avenge his murdered wife and himself. But the science behind it is very new age so it made for a nice mix. I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who enjoyed stories like The Crow as well as dystopian, sci-fi and cops and robbers.
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