Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems—there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a world where evolved animals are members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are common.
Metcalf has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor, and perhaps he's falling a little in love with her. When the doctor turns up dead, the investigator finds himself caught in a crossfire between agents from the Inquisitor's Office and gangsters who operate out of the back room of a bar called the Fickle Muse. The novel follows Metcalf as he navigates talking animals, competing authorities, and altered social norms while pursuing the truth.
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Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf is a private investigator in near-future Oakland where evolved animals coexist with humans. He has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor, and may be falling for her; when the doctor is found dead, Metcalf is pulled into a murder investigation that pits the Inquisitor's Office against gangsters operating from the bar the Fickle Muse. The book examines surveillance by karma scores, the social effects of drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol, and the uneasy boundaries between species and authority as Metcalf tries to solve the crime without becoming collateral.
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G-NRIS™ identifies Gun, with Occasional Music (Harvest Book) primarily as Science Fiction, Mystery, and Speculative Fiction. Its strongest themes include Surveillance and Control, Social Stratification, Identity and Otherness, and Love and Obsession. Prominent narrative patterns include Hardboiled Detective, Anthropomorphic Animals, Near-Future Dystopia, and Corrupt Authority.
Readers connected to this book most often reflect Psychological Moral Explorer reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Dark Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, and Noir. They are commonly drawn to themes such as plot twists, secrets, toxic family dynamics, and enemies to lovers.
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