Book guide
Gnomon
In a perfect surveillance state, one impossible death cracks reality open.
Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiDystopianMysteryDetective proceduralLiteraryIdentity crisisLiteraryFragmented narrativeLiterarySocial commentary
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About Gnomon
In near-future Britain, the System watches over everyone and supposedly prevents abuse. When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies during interrogation, loyal inspector Mielikki Neith investigates and is drawn into a labyrinth of identities, memories and hidden narratives.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- child death
- confinement
- death
- hate crime
- racism
- kidnapping
- gun violence
- strong language
- violence
- sexual themes
- drug use
- alcohol
- murder
- gore
