Whole Wide World — Paul McAuley

London, in the aftermath of the Infowar. Surveillance cameras on every street-corner, their tireless gaze linked to a cutting-edge artificial intelligence system. Censors zealously patrolling the internet. A talented, young woman murdered before the cybernetic gaze of eager voyeurs.

A policeman sidelined to a backwater computer-crimes unit seizes on the chance to contribute to this high-profile murder case, but soon finds himself entangled in a web of high-tech intrigue. Why was Sophie Booth's murder broadcast over the internet? What is the link between her brutal killing and London's new surveillance system? Who is the self-styled "Avenger" and why does he communicate only by email?