02331cim a2200457 i 4500 433623495 TxAuBib 20200902120000.0 d 180726s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781478917748 1478917741 9781549149566 1549149563 9781478917748 (OCoLC)1047691038 TxAuBib rda Winters, Ben H. Golden State [Audio] / Ben H. Winters. Unabridged. [New York] : Hachette Audio, 2019. 9 audio discs (approximately 10 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. spw rdacontent s rdamedia sd rdacarrier Title from label. Compact discs. Read by Kiff VandenHeuvel. "In a strange alternate society that values law and truth above all else, Laszlo Ratesic is a nineteen-year veteran of the Speculative Service. He lives in the a nation standing where California once did, a place where like-minded Americans retreated after the erosion of truth and the spread of lies made public life and governance impossible. In the nation knowingly contradicting the truth is the greatest crime, and stopping those crimes is Laz's job. In its service, he is one of the few individuals permitted to harbor untruths, to 'speculate' on what might have happened. But the Golden State is less a paradise than its name might suggest. To monitor, verify, and enforce the truth requires a veritable panoptic of surveillance and recording. And when those in control of the facts twist them for nefarious means, the Speculators are the only ones with the power to fight back." -- (Source of summary not specified.) 20200902. Lie detectors and detection Fiction. Truthfulness and falsehood Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Intelligence officers Fiction. Dystopias Fiction. California Fiction. Audiobooks. Thrillers (Fiction.) Dystopian fiction. VandenHeuvel, Kiff, narrator.