Bøker av Mareho Kikuishi

Begrudgingly partnering with the humanoid robot "Amicus" Harold, Echika finds herself investigating crimes caused by a new type of virus. Her partner, as always, is perfect-So why does she hate the Amicus so much? As the investigation progresses, unexpected revelations from her past start to emerge, leading the investigation in unforeseen directions.

Echika is on suspension after Brain Diving without a warrant. But when suspected members of the Alliance start getting killed one after another, Echika is quickly reinstated as an investigator in order to get down to the bottom of things...

Echikäs stubborn insistence on protecting the secret of the RF Models¿ Laws of Respect has driven a wedge between her and Harold. As the two partners grow more distant, it comes to light that TOSTI, the mysterious AI they¿ve been investigating, may have been developed at a research city in Dubai. But when Echika is ordered to travel there on an undercover mission to search for answers, her efforts are quickly derailed. Eventually, Echika and her team get closer to unraveling the truth with the help of a local whiz kid, but something strange seems to be happening to Biggä

Harold and Echika may have brought their latest case to a close, but the AI developer who facilitated E¿s campaign against Interpol is nowhere to be found. To ascertain the identity of this enigmatic individual, the pair requests the aid of their friend Bigga, now a consultant with the Electrocrime Investigations Bureau. Yet even her help isn¿t enough to give them a lead. Meanwhile, a brutally dismembered Amicus is discovered in a public park, and the modus operandi bears an eerie resemblance to the ¿Nightmare of Petersburg¿ spree killings in which Harold¿s mentor was murdered...

Echika, burdened by her decision to hide the secret of Harold's Laws of Respect, experiences a rapid loss of Brain Dive functionality. With her prospects of being reinstated as a Diver looking grim, Echika is assigned to her next case as a normal police investigator, only to find Harold working the same inquiry with the help of a new "genius" assistant. From there, the two former partners chase separate leads after a hacker known only as E, a self-styled mind reader who has been leaking classified Interpol information on a popular message board. But what is this mysterious figure really after, and why are they inciting their followers to violence?

"In an alternate near future, the Your Forma, a miraculous "smart thread" technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices also record every sight, sound, and emotion their users experience. For Electronic Investigator Echika Hieda, diving into peoples' memories via the Your Forma and hunting for evidence is all part of a day's work. The problem is, she's so adept at what she does that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnish Echika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named Harold Lucraft. But can Echika put her prejudices against robots aside to solve the most complex case of her career?"--Provided by publisher.

Back on the beat as an Electronic Investigator, Echika finds herself up against a challenging new case: a string of assaults committed against people related to the RF Model Amicus. To make matters worse, victim testimonials suggest that the perpetrator is none other than Echika’s aide, Harold. As the stakes grow higher and the pair continue their investigation despite the rift forming between them, the true distinction between humans and machines becomes all too apparent. When the shocking truth about Harold comes to light, Echika struggles to make an agonizing decision…