Rim City Blues

By Elliott Scott,

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They want Felix Lasko to solve a murder while getting chased by coyotes, one-eyed assassins, and killer robots. He’d say no, but that's not an option—since they'll kill him outright if he refuses.

Felix had always dreamed of becoming a detective: just not at gunpoint. Besides the hot lead motivation,…

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1 author picked Rim City Blues as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love how this book takes a protagonist steeped in noir tropes and drops him into a shattered world that doesn’t seem to understand him. He’s a trench coat and a fedora in a ruined sci-fi world of technology and crime. This isn’t the deepest read on the list, but it’s a ton of fun and does some interesting things to subvert the sci-fi noir tropes.

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