The Tin Men is a fascinating old-school investigative thriller that combines the old-school sleuthing-style narrative with the modern atmosphere of artificial intelligence in armed forces. It does a fantastic job at both entertaining as well as educating the general reader on the intricacies and challenges of incorporating the fast-paced developments without compromising safety and security.
Army CID Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor face their most perplexing investigation yet when they’re dispatched to a highly secure installation on US soil that’s working on the next generation of combat, that is autonomous killer robots. When a routine inspection results in a gruesome murder, Brodie and Taylor must go into the heart of the darkness to root out the problem, whether it be a ghost in the machine or a human-backed monster.
Nelson and Alex DeMille masterfully craft this suspenseful story that simmers at the perfect pace, not too fast and not too slow. The investigation unfurls at an engaging pace, filled with deceit, horror, and uncertainty regarding who you can trust in the roster of new characters, if you can trust any at all. This aura of paranoia is utilized to the maximum effect such that you just have to know if it panned out the way you imagine it does. Most likely, it’s going to surprise you. It helps that we get fantastic insights into the topic of autonomous weapons through the differing viewpoints of Brodie and Taylor, who are both trying to get to the truth but share beliefs you’d find on both sides of the spectrum, helping you think through the larger picture.
The Tin Men is an excellent timely thriller with a fascinating subject matter and a killer execution by the DeMille duo. The legacy of Nelson DeMille is in safe hands with Alex DeMille as clearly exhibited in The Tin Men.
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