num_pages: 236
description: A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvelthe story of a detective investigating the murder of a Titan one of societys most powerful medically-enhanced elitesCross-genre brilliance from the superbly talented Nick Harkaway. William Gibson New York Times best-selling author of AgencyCal Sounder is a detective working for the police on certain very sensitive cases. So when hes called in to investigate a homicide at a local apartment hes surprised by the routineness of it all. But when he arrives on scene Cal soon learns that the victimRoddy Tebbit an otherwise milquetoast techieis well over seven feet tall. And although he doesnt look a day over thirty he is ninety-one years old. Tebbit is a Titanone of this dystopian near-future societys genetically altered elites. And this case is definitely Cals thing.There are only a few thousand Titans worldwide thanks to Stefan Tonfamecascas discovery of the controversial T7 genetic therapy which elevated his family to godlike status. T7 turns average humans into near-immortal distortions of themselveswith immense physical proportions to match their ostentatious unreachable lifestyles. A dead Titan is big news . . . a murdered Titan is unimaginable. But these modified magnates are Cals specialty. In fact his own ex-girlfriend Athena is a Titan. And not just anyshe is Stefans daughter heir to the massive Tonfamecasca empire. As the murder investigation intensifies Cal begins to unravel the complicated threads of what should have been a straightforward case and it becomes clear hes on the trail of a crime whose roots run deep into the dark heart of the world.
language: English
title: Titanium Noir
publisher: Knopf