The Pinocchio Brief: A gripping, thought-provoking courtroom thriller about Man vs Artificial Intelligence
The Pinocchio Brief: A gripping, thought-provoking courtroom thriller about Man vs Artificial Intelligence
Abi Silver
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A schoolboy accused of a brutal murder. A retired lawyer with secrets to hide..."A taut thriller" - The Times; "First-rate" - Daily Mail; "The unexpected twist is a jaw-dropper" - Saga MagazineA 15-year-old schoolboy is accused of the murder of one of his teachers. His lawyers - the guarded veteran, Judith Burton, and the energetic young solicitor, Constance Lamb - begin a desperate pursuit of the truth, revealing uncomfortable secrets about the teacher and the school. But Judith has her own secrets which she risks exposing when it is announced that a new lie-detecting device, nicknamed Pinocchio, will be used during the trial. And is the accused, a troubled boy who loves challenges, trying to help them or not?The Pinocchio Brief is a gripping, very human thriller which confronts our assumptions about truth and reliance on technology.
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Title - The Pinocchio Brief: A gripping, thought-provoking courtroom thriller about Man vs Artificial Intelligence
Edition -
Author - Abi Silver
ISBN 13 - 9781785630446
Imprint - Lightning Books
Publisher - Eye Books
Date Published - 23/07/2017
Prize -
No. of pages - 384
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 28mm
Weight - 360 g
Languages - English