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Sci fi Police Procedurals

Some genres naturally complement each other. We think Science fiction pairs very well with mystery-suspense and the police procedural. Advanced technology can aid law enforcement or criminals and can make this blend of genres highly entertaining. #WCCLS #HillsboroLibrary

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  • The City & the City

    Miéville, China,
    A mind-bending noir detective story with political themes. A blend of sci-fi, fantasy, and crime fiction, this book is part of the "new weird" genre.
    Book, 2010New York : Del Rey Ballantine Books, 2010. — MIEVILLE, CHINA

  • Blood Orbit

    a Gattis File Novel

    Richardson, K. R., 1964-
    Science fiction paired with hard-boiled noir. Great characters and a suspenseful mystery make this hard to put down.
    Book, 2018Amherst, NY : Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books, 2018.

  • The Forever Watch

    a Novel

    Ramirez, David, 1978-
    What's left of humanity is making a 1000-year journey to the nearest habitable planet. This generation ship maybe be humanities last hope...it may also be concealing a dangerous serial killer!
    Book, 2014New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.

  • Brass Man

    Asher, Neal L., 1961-
    This action-packed science fiction thriller is #3 in Neal Asher's Agent Cormac Series.
    Book, 2007New York : Tor Books, 2007. — FSF ASHER, NEAL

  • Lock In

    Scalzi, John, 1969-
    This is a page turning Sci-fi mystery with just a touch of John Scalzi's signature humor. For those who are interested, the prequel short story can be read on Tor.com and is titled "Unlocked: an Oral History of Haden's Syndrome".
    eBook, 2014[S.I.] : Tom Doherty Associates, 2014. — Overdrive

  • The Prefect

    Reynolds, Alastair, 1966-
    This is a complex detective story/space opera and is the first book in the Prefect Dreyfus Emergency Series. This story is also part of Alastair Reynolds larger Revelation Space Universe.
    Book, 2008New York : Ace Books, 2008.

  • After Atlas

    a Planetfall Novel

    Newman, Emma, 1976-
    A police procedural set on a disturbing dystopian future earth, "After Atlas" is technically the sequal to "Planetfall", but can be read as a stand alone novel.
    Book, 2016New York : Roc, [2016]

  • Phobos

    Drago, Ty
    A native born Martian is sent to a small moon to investigate the deaths that have taken place on it's research station. This is Ty Drago's debut novel.
    Book, 2003New York : Tor, 2003.

  • Great North Road

    Hamilton, Peter F.
    Detective Sidney Hurst is sent to investigate the murder of a member of a high-powered family of clones. Political turmoil ensues.
    Book, 2012New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2012.