Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems--there\'s a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail.
Mixing elements of sci-fi, noir, and mystery, this clever first novel from the author of Motherless Brooklyn is a wry, funny, and satiric look at all that the future may hold..
When the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the Inquisitor\'s Office and gangsters who operate out of the back room of a bar called the Fickle Muse.
Perhaps he\'s falling a little in love with her at the same time.
Metcalf has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor.
Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where evolved animals are members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage.
Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems--there\'s a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail
