The investigation that began as a murder case takes Shane and Vann from the halls of corporate power to the virtual spaces of the locked in, and to the very heart of an emerging, surprising new human culture. The world of the locked in is changing, and with the change comes opportunities that the ambitious will seize at any cost. As Shane and Vann began to unravel the threads of the murder, it becomes clear that the real mystery - and the real crime - is bigger than anyone could have imagined.
But complicated doesn't begin to describe it. If the Integrator was carrying a Haden client, then naming the suspect for the murder becomes that much more complicated. The two of them are assigned what appears to be a Haden-related murder at the Watergate Hotel, with a suspect who is an integrator - someone who can let the locked in borrow their bodies for a time. A quarter of a century later, in a world shaped by what's now known as Haden's syndrome, rookie FBI agent Chris Shane is paired with veteran agent Leslie Vann. The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes Lock In: Victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever and headaches. Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi.
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