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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Truth Machine

Publisher

Ballantine / Del Rey

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0345410564

ISBN 13

9780345410566

Binding

HardCover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Weight

27 ounces

Seller catalogs

Mystery/Thriller

About this title

Synopsis

Prepare 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

From the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Like his protagonist, James L. Halperin was born and raised in Massachusetts, attended Harvard, and eventually settled in Dallas, Texas. There the similarities end. He now directs the world's largest rare coin company. This is his first novel; he is already hard at work on his next.

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