Ray
Gabriel is on the verge of a breakthrough creation, a computer
program that imitates logical deduction. But the fatal fall of
Father Peter from the roof of a Seattle cathedral pulls Ray into
a more menacing world. Miriam Towson, an alluring but enigmatic
architect, suspects that the priest was pushed and enlists Ray's
help. Unfortunately his software, christened Sherlock-in-a-Box,
doesn't have all the bugs quite worked out yet. And when they
finally are, the program offers conclusions that Ray doesn't want
to hear...
Ray's
journey is fraught with a riveting and often humorous blend of
psychology, religion, and metaphysics, as he encounters channelers,
poets, professors and cults in his search for the truth. In discovering
the murderer, he also discovers the limitations of logic in an
investigation that skirts the fringes of reason.
About
the Author
Paul
Petrucci is an information technologist by day and a writer by
night. Like his protagonist in Prodigal Logic, he lives on a floating
home in Seattle, a short kayak trip from the University of Washington
campus.
The
premise for a thinking computer evolved from his work with expert
systems (a branch of artificial intelligence). The question "what
would happen if a computer could solve a mystery" turned to "what
would happen if it worked too well."
Many
of the other themes of the novel arose directly from Paul's personal
pursuits. He enjoys European history and architecture, and especially
loves searching for "old stones" -- that is, cathedrals, forts
and castles. His interest in philosophy and metaphysics brings
perpetual delight to himself and perpetual frustration to his
wife Astrid. And he has had an interest in Psychology since his
undergraduate days as a Psyche major at the University of Maryland.
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