Adam Christopher is a novelist and comic writer, and award-winning editor. He's the author of The Burning Dark, The Machine Awakes, and Made to Kill, and Adam has also written novels based on the hit CBS television show Elementary. His debut novel, Empire State, was SciFiNow's Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year for 2012.
Born in New Zealand, Adam has lived in Great Britain since 2006.
I spend much of my spare time reading and reviewing Horror. I can't seem to get enough, but every once in a while I like to step outside of the genre for something a little different. I stumbled upon Made To Kill over at NetGalley and I just couldn't resist the concept. Robot noir, set in the 60's, with the last robot on earth, once a P.I. and now an assassin. How could I not read this.
Raymond Electromatic is a Licenced Private Detective. It says so right on the door to his office. Only thing is, he's no longer a private detective. He's now a hitman. What about Azimov's "Laws of Robotics"? Seems those laws don't apply in this alternate timeline of Los Angeles in 1965.
Once you're able to wrap your head around the idea that everything you know about robots is wrong, it's kind of fun to relax and get lost in this crazy story of a Russian plot to take control of the minds of innocent Americans.
The story is conceptually strong, but did seem to be a bit forced at times. Even taking that into consideration, I found myself enjoying this wild ride.
Made To Kill is available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and through Audible from Tor/Forge, a division of Macmillan Publishing.
Recommended.
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