The Blind Spots: The highly inventive near-future detective mystery from the acclaimed author of Darktown by Thomas Mullen
From the acclaimed author of Darktown comes the most inventive crime novel since Minority Report.
'It's rare to find a thriller with such a fantastic and original concept. I was gripped' --- Anthony Horowitz
In a world where a global event has blinded every person on the planet, one detective seeks a murderer who should not, cannot, exist.
Seven years ago, everyone in the world went blind in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people's brains. But what happens when someone finds a way to manipulate it and change what people see?
Homicide detective Mark Owens has been on the force since before The Blinding. When a scientist is murdered, and the only witness insists the killer was blacked out of her vision, Owens doesn't believe her - until a similar murder happens in front of him. With suspects ranging from tech billionaires to anti-modernity cultists, Owens must conduct an investigation in which he can't even trust his own eyes...
PRAISE FOR THOMAS MULLEN
'Terrific entertainment' - Stephen King
'Superb' - Ken Follett
'Magnificent and shocking' - Sunday Times
'Written with a ferocious passion that'll knock the wind out of you' - New York Times
'Fascinating, grim and unsettling' - Guardian
'A terrific story' - The Times
'From the very first page of Darktown, I was stunned, mesmerized' - Attica Locke