New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, {1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, set in the near future -one in which a machine which is infallible in determining lies from truth has been perfected. But as its use spreads from determining the guilt of suspected criminals to other areas of society, the effects multiply in often unexpected ways. Appendix. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-345410564.