The Truth Machine: A Novel of Things to ComePrepare to have your conception of truth rocked to its very foundation. It is the year 2004. Violent crime is the number one political issue in America. Now, the Swift and Sure Anti-Crime Bill guarantees a previously convicted violent criminal one fair trial, one quick appeal, then immediate execution. To prevent abuse of the law, a machine must be built that detects lies with 100 percent accuracy. Once perfected, the Truth Machine will change the face of the world. Yet the race to finish the Truth Machine forces one man to commit a shocking act of treachery, burdening him with a dark secret that collides with everything he believes in. Now he must conceal the truth from his own creation . . . or face his execution. By turns optimistic and chilling--and always profound--The Truth Machine is nothing less than a history of the future, a spellbinding chronicle that resonates with insight, wisdom . . . and astounding possibility. "PROFOUND." --Associated Press |
Contents
Two Worlds Collide Mark Burns | |
Escape to Dallas David West | |
Harvard Yard Professor Howard Gaddis | |
Gut Course Charles Scoggins | |
Swift and Sure Senator Garrison Roswell Leo Boschnak | |
The Holy Grail Maximilian Honeycutt Chapter 14 The Team Bill Tannenbaum Leslie Williams | |
Carl Whatley Gene Hildegrand Haywood Thacker | |
Frustration Warren Kenneth Fowler Chapter 29 Second Ballot Governor Matthew Emery Chapter 30 The First Official Scip | |
Obsession | |
On the Brink | |
The Second Official Scip | |
QuarterMillennial | |
The Mandate | |
The Amnesty Laws | |
Smaller Faster Cheaper | |
Wall Street Alan Bonhert Chapter 16 The Trojan Horse | |
First Release | |
Lottery | |
Medical Network Dr Sharon Rosenfield Chapter 20 Confidential Source Bryan Dutch Treat Alison KramerWhite Thomas L Mosely | |
Attorney General Justin West Chapter 22 Armageddon Averted | |
Cryonics | |
Senator West Hon Joe Bob Barton Aaron BenGurion | |
The Temptation | |
Four More States President Gordon Safer Chapter 27 Innocent Accused Harold Edward Kilmer Colin Douglas Smith | |
Diplomacy | |
Future Probe | |
The Miracle | |
Leonard Leonard Gale Armstrong Chapter 44 Truth Machine Two Texas Atty Gen Carlton Shaw Chapter 45 Michael Michael Edward Armstrong Ch... | |
Verdict | |
Epilogue | |
Appendix | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Truth Machine: A Novel of Things to Come |
| Author | James L. Halperin |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0345439805, 9780345439802 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense |
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