Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone helped start the genre so why not give it a try? I certainly enjoyed it.
I last read Martin Cruz Smith's Wolves Eat Dogs, which is set today in and around Chernobyl. His depiction of life in the area is fascinating and the characters are very strong. I highly recommend it.
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Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life
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