In The Blink of An Eye: A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick

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Largely due to the ‘astronomical’ amount of possible versions an editor has to deal with, one must always have a plan. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Even though we both are averse to sci-fi, we absolutely love police procedurals and agreed that the sci-fi element in this book seemed more "realistic" and like a literary device, not just something concocted for pure entertainment purposes with no bearing on reality.

When people realised they could splice together two separate images discontinuously and the audience could still comprehend what was happening, ‘films were no longer earthbound’ as Murch puts it. Even Kat’s selection of her team members reflects personalities and individual traits rather than just their experience and expertise. If you like an original story with great characters and an ending you literally won’t expect, this could be the book for you.But you can't deny that the speed at which AI can learn and spit out info is a huge value to humans, especially law enforcement. As a decorated police officer, with 25 years of experience in the force, Kat is a dedicated investigator who has confidence in her abilities, but she is a little emotionally fragile given the recent death of her husband, caused in part by of a misdiagnosis by an AI, which fuels her antagonistic attitude towards the AIDE.

Enter AIDE Lock, an AI Detective whose logic and speed is the near perfect match for Kat's gut instinct. Enter AIDE Lock, an AI Detective whose logic and speed is the near perfect match for Kat’s gut instinct. This is a well thought out book, making the case for changes in police procedure but also pointing out that we all can connect better. It's not one of those completely out of left field resolutions that leaves you feeling cheated, more one that makes me want to read the book again to see if I could have 'made' the perpetrator any earlier. The detective is jaded, divorced and seen as reckless by their superiors despite always producing results.Starting with some missing persons – both Kat and Lock identifying cases they believe to be solvable. I’m really glad this is not a standalone book and I am looking forward to reading the second book a bit later this year. In reality the case/s (involving missing young men) took a backseat to the characters and the premise – though the crimes and their motivation are also complex and interesting. The last part of th If you like an original story with great characters and an ending you literally won't expect, this could be the book for you.