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He’s a fine cop, from the brim of his hat to the soles of his brogues, but his inquiries, far from solving the mystery, lead him into a deeper one – and to Cynthia, an enigmatic woman with a secret that could overturn Kilroy’s entire world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut where is this world? It seems both familiar and uncanny, with electric cars, but no digital devices, and the audience for a public execution arriving by tram. Meanwhile, the seas are retreating, and the Church exerts an iron grip on society – and history. Power belongs to those who control the narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKilroy is forced to take sides between the Kafkaesque state that pays his wages, and the truth-seekers striving to destroy it, all the while becoming increasingly besotted with a woman who may only love him for his mind – in an alarmingly literal way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Do Not Ask for Mercy as a Refusal Often Offends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a dystopian satire that manages to be funny and frightening in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-w-id=\"d0d932b4-0504-c27e-9600-72bd3f75c619\" data-wf-id='[\"d0d932b4-0504-c27e-9600-72bd3f75c619\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-reviews-input\" data-palette=\"Paragraph\"\u003e‘Echoes of Douglas Adams at his more mischievous. 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