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"Head On" by John Scalzi
https://www.amazon.com/Head-John-Scalzi-author/dp/1509835105/

Book number three of a three book science fiction murder mystery series.
I read the well printed and well bound trade paperback published by
Tor in 2018 that I bought new from Amazon in 2018. I do not know if
there will be any more sequels but I would not be surprised if one or
two more books in the series pop up.

Chris Shane is a Haden. And an FBI agent. In fact, he is the most
famous Haden. Hadens are the paralyzed survivors of the Locked In virus.

The book is set a quarter century after the Haden's Syndrome pandemic.
Most people experienced flu-like symptons and moved on. A very unlucky
one percent emerge "Locked In", a fully awake and aware state but unable
to move and without any response to external stimuli. There is no cure.

But, the Hadens have threeps. Threeps are robot-like bodies that the
Hadens can remote control and receive sensory information from. The
threeps bodies are good enough that a new sports league has been created
for them, the Hilketa sport using swords and war hammers. And a Haden
player has just died during a game.

John Scalzi is an easy read. He writes a lot of dialogue and his books
flow well. This is my twelfth ??? book of his to read and I have
enjoyed them all. In fact, Scalzi's writings remind me very much of
Robert Heinlein's writings.

My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (I could be talked into 5 stars)
Amazon rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,878 reviews)

Lynn

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