Books like Sherlock Holmes - The Thinking Engine by James Lovegrove
In March 1895, Professor Quantock unveils his ’Thinking Engine’ at Oxford—a computer capable of analytical thought rivaling the great detective. To prove its power, the machine is tasked with solving a perplexing murder in the Jericho area and identifies a suspect lacking an alibi. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are drawn into Oxford to confront the device, sparking a high‑stakes contest of deduction between human ingenuity and mechanical intellect. As the battle escalates, the Thinking Engine’s hidden agenda surfaces, putting both Holmes and Watson’s lives—and the future of investigative science—at risk.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: James Lovegrove
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