本書是一部語不驚人死不休的科幻小說。在作者幻想的世界裡，巨型企業控制了整個社會運作：政府不再徵稅，上班族直接冠上雇主公司的名字作為姓氏，維持治安的工作完全由公開上市的保全公司負責，除非能找到公民付帳，否則政府絕不主動偵查犯罪—這是一個自由市場機制獲得全面勝利的恐怖世界。

本書是一部語不驚人死不休的科幻小說。在作者幻想的世界裡，巨型企業控制了整個社會運作：政府不再徵稅，上班族直接冠上雇主公司的名字作為姓氏，維持治安的工作完全由公開上市的保全公司負責，除非能找到公民付帳，否則政府絕不主動偵查犯罪—這是一個自由市場機制獲得全面勝利的恐怖世界。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. Grant McAllister, an author of crime fiction and professor of mathematics, once sat down and worked them all out. But that was thirty years ago. Now he's living a life of seclusion on a quiet Mediterranean island - until Julia Hart, a sharp, ambitious editor, knocks on his door. His early work is being republished and together ...(展开全部)

From one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century—a splendid collection displaying the author’s lively imagination and delicate style. Includes "A Haunted House," "A Society," "An Unwritten Novel," "The String Quartet," "Blue & Green," "Kew Gardens," "The Mark on the Wall," and the title story. An excellent entree into the larger body of Woolf’s work.

From one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century—a splendid collection displaying the author’s lively imagination and delicate style. Includes "A Haunted House," "A Society," "An Unwritten Novel," "The String Quartet," "Blue & Green," "Kew Gardens," "The Mark on the Wall," and the title story. An excellent entree into the larger body of Woolf’s work.