This is not simply a book about 'internet studies'. <br><br>It is a book that considers many wider forms of digital culture, including mobile technologies, surveillance, algorithms, ambient intelligence, gaming, big data and technological bodies (to name a few) in order to explore how digital technology - in a broad sense - is used within the wider contexts of our everyday lives.<br><br>"The first edition of Understanding Digital Culture set a new benchmark as the most comprehensive, scholarly and accessible introduction to the area. This latest edition, thoroughly updated and substantially expanded, is even better - a perfectly balanced book that combines theory and empirical analysis to illuminate the cutting-edge of cultural and social change." <br><strong>- Professor Majid Yar, Lancaster University</strong>

"Discussions about the contemporary online world are often in a one-dimensional manner shaped by moral panics about online trolling, cyberbullying, cybercrime, terrorists online, etc. The associated right-wing extremist agenda for Internet politics is about control, surveillance and censorship. Vince Miller's book questions this agenda and is an excellent work for understanding how to use philosophical thought for the analysis of ethics, privacy and disclosure in this turbulent world of the Internet in the information society. It shows how to come to grips with the contested relationship between online freedom and control."- Christian Fuchs, University of Westminster, Author of Social Media: A Critical Introduction By investigating three issues which have captured the public imagination as 'problems' emerging directly from the contemporary use of communications technology (anti-social behaviour, privacy and free speech online), Vincent Miller explores how the digital revolution is challenging our notion of 'self' and 'presence'. Through a critical and philosophical examination of each of these cases, he argues that they have at their root the same phenomena: `a crisis of presence'.Focussing on the concept of presence, and the challenges that our changing presence poses to our ethics, privacy and public discourse, Miller illustrates how ubiquitous communication technologies have created a disjuncture between how we think we exist in the world and how we actually do exist through our use of such devices. The solution, he claims, is not to focus exclusively on `content' and its regulation as much as it is to examine, understand and resist the alienating aspects of the media itself, such as the technological ordering, metaphysical abstraction and mediation which increasingly define our social encounters and presences. He suggests that such resistance involves several ambitious revisions in our ethical, legal and technological regimes.

<p>Thirty years after seminal studies by Francis I. Andersen and Jacob Hoftijzer, members of the 1996 SBL section on Linguistics and Biblical Hebrew gathered to reconsider the topic of the verbless clause in Hebrew. The results are published here, demonstrating the gains made in the interim and providing direction for future research.</p><p>Contents: Cynthia L. Miller, "Pivotal Issues in Analyzing the Verbless Clause"; Walter Gross, "Is There Really a Compound Nominal Clause in Biblical Hebrew"; Cameron Sinclair, "Are Nominal Clauses a Distinct Clausal Type?"; Randall Buth, "Word Order in the Verbless Clause: A Generative-Functional Approach"; Vincent DeCaen, "A Unified Analysis of Verbal and Verbless Clauses within Government-Binding Theory"; J. W. Dyk and E. Talstra, "Paradigmatic and Syntagmatic Features in Identifying Subject and Predicate in Nominal Clauses"; Takamitsu Muraoka, "The Tripartite Nominal Clause Revisited"; Alviero Niccacci, "Types and Functions of the Nominal Sentence"; Kirk E. Lowery, "Relative Definiteness and the Verbless Clause"; Lenart J. de Regt, "Macrosyntactic Functions of Nominal Clauses Referring to Participants"; E. J. Revell, "Thematic Continuity and the Conditioning of Word Order in Verbless Clauses"; Ellen van Wolde, "The Verbless Clause and Its Textual Function</p>

During the Twenties, the Great White Way roared with nearly 300 book musicals. Luminaries who wrote for Broadway during this decade included Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Rudolf Friml, George Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, and Vincent Youmans, and the era's stars included Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, and Marilyn Miller. Light-hearted Cinderella musicals dominated these years with such hits as Kern's long-running Sally, along with romantic operettas that dealt with princes and princesses in disguise. Plots about bootleggers and Prohibition abounded, but there were also serious musicals, including Kern and Hammerstein's masterpiece Show Boat. In The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every book musical that opened on Broadway during the years 1920-1929. The book discusses the era's major successes as well as its forgotten failures. The hits include A Connecticut Yankee; Hit the Deck!; No, No, Nanette; Rose-Marie; Show Boat; The Student Prince; The Vagabond King; and Whoopee, as well as ambitious failures, including Deep River; Rainbow; and Rodgers' daring Chee-Chee. Each entry contains the following information:*Plot summary*Cast members*Names of creative personnel, including book writers, lyricists, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors*Opening and closing dates*Number of performances*Plot summary*Critical commentary*Musical numbers and names of the performers who introduced the songs*Production data, including information about tryouts*Source material*Details about London productionsBesides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including ones which cover other shows produced during the decade (revues, plays with music, miscellaneous musical presentations, and a selected list of pre-Broadway closings). Other appendixes include a discography, filmography, a list of published scripts, and a list of black-themed musicals. This book contains a wealth of information and provides a comprehensive view of each show. The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in the history of musical theatre.

The mobile app as technique and imaginary tool, offering a shortcut to instantaneous connection and entertainment.Mobile apps promise to deliver (h)appiness to our devices at the touch of a finger or two. Apps offer gratifyingly immediate access to connection and entertainment. The array of apps downloadable from the app store may come from the cloud, but they attach themselves firmly to our individual movement from location to location on earth. In The Imaginary App, writers, theorists, and artists-including Stephen Wolfram (in conversation with Paul Miller) and Lev Manovich-explore the cultural and technological shifts that have accompanied the emergence of the mobile app. These contributors and interviewees see apps variously as "a machine of transcendence," "a hulking wound in our nervous system," or "a promise of new possibilities." They ask whether the app is an object or a relation, and if it could be a "metamedium" that supersedes all other artistic media. They consider the control and power exercised by software architecture; the app's prosthetic ability to enhance certain human capacities, in reality or in imagination; the app economy, and the divergent possibilities it offers of making a living or making a fortune; and the app as medium and remediator of reality.Also included (and documented in color) are selected projects by artists asked to design truly imaginary apps, "icons of the impossible." These include a female sexual arousal graph using Doppler images; "The Ultimate App," which accepts a payment and then closes, without providing information or functionality; and "iLuck," which uses GPS technology and four-leaf-clover icons to mark places where luck might be found.ContributorsChristian Ulrik Andersen, Thierry Bardini, Nandita Biswas Mellamphy, Benjamin H. Bratton, Drew S. Burk, Patricia Ticineto Clough, Robbie Cormier, Dock Currie, Dal Yong Jin, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Ryan and Hays Holladay, Atle Mikkola Kjosen, Eric Kluitenberg, Lev Manovich, Vincent Manzerolle, Svitlana Matviyenko, Dan Mellamphy, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, Steven Millward, Anna Munster, Soren Bro Pold, Chris Richards, Scott Snibbe, Nick Srnicek, Stephen Wolfram

<p>In <i>Recovering Solidarity</i>, Gerald J. Beyer provides a contextualized theological and ethical treatment of the idea of solidarity. He focuses particularly on the Polish Solidarity movement of the 1980s and the ways in which that movement originally embodied but, during the country's transformation to a capitalist democratic society, soon abandoned this important aspect of the Catholic social tradition. Using Poland as a case study, Beyer explores the obstacles to promoting an ethic of solidarity in contemporary capitalist societies and attempts to demonstrate how the moral revolution of the early Solidarity movement can be revived, both in its country of origin and around the world. <i>Recovering Solidarity</i> is widely interdisciplinary, utilizing Catholic social tradition, philosophical ethics, developmental economics, poverty research, gender studies, and sociology. It will appeal to those interested in the problems of poverty and justice.</p><p>"<i>Recovering Solidarity</i> raises an eloquent, much needed challenge for all nations today, both developed and developing. Beyer paints a poignant picture of how the inspiring movement that brought freedom to Poland died at the hands of supporters of unlimited market freedom. Solidarity and participation remain essential ethical supports for true freedom, and will be indispensable to addressing the new poverty in Poland today. Required reading for all concerned with the role of the market throughout the post-1989 world." --David Hollenbach, S.J., Boston College</p><p>"<i>Recovering Solidarity</i> uses a multidisciplinary approach to probe Poland's resistance movement for a deeper understanding of the potential of solidarity in modern society. This book shines a light on the contradictions of the phenomenon--both in our understanding of what it means to act 'in solidarity' and in the development of Poland's social movement. Beyer's sophisticated and subtle treatment of the dimensions of poverty in contemporary Poland helps the reader understand its broader implications." -- Maryjane Osa, Northwestern University</p><p>"This volume is enormously valuable in the classroom. No other book grounds a theological and ethical discussion of solidarity in the lived history of the Polish Solidarity movement, a history that includes the collision of the ideals of solidarity with the neoliberal economic programs enacted by the Solidarnosc government when it came to power. The book leaves students facing Poland's stark problem, and our own: how to act upon solidarity in an economy that systematically obscures our mutual interdependence and the common good." --Vincent J. Miller, University of Dayton</p>

In the first decade of the new millennium, the four major networks struggled to hold their own as cable channels and unscripted shows began to dominate the television landscape. Network powerhouses like 24, Desperate Housewives, and Two and a Half Men competed for viewers siphoned off by cult shows like The Closer, Gilmore Girls, and Veronica Mars. In that decade, shows such as 30 Rock and Modern Family were vying for awards while programs like Bones, CSI, and Dexter were pushing the envelope for graphic violence. All of these shows live on in syndication, streaming services, and DVDs, generating a constant wave of new viewers. In Television Series of the 2000s: Essential Facts and Quirky Details, Vincent Terrace presents readers with a cornucopia of information about fifty programs from the decade. For example, did you know that Adrian Monk's father was a textbook writer? That psychic Shawn Spencer carries a travel-size packet of Johnson's Baby Shampoo in his wallet? Or that Gregory House's street address is the same as the fictional world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes? These are just a handful of hundreds of fun and intriguing specifics found inside this volume. Programs from all of the major networks-as well as select syndicated programs and premium cable channels-are represented here. This is not a book of opinions or essays about specific television programs but a treasure trove of facts associated with each show. From the time of day that Sheldon Cooper calls his "alone time" to the janitor's name on Scrubs, readers will discover a wealth of fascinating information that, for the most part, cannot be found elsewhere. In some cases, the factual data detailed herein is the only such documentation that currently exists on shows of the era. Television Series of the 2000s is the ideal reference for fans of this decade and anyone looking to stump even the most knowledgeable trivia expert.

-Compiled with full access to Christie's famous archives -With never-before seen materials and photography -Reveals the romance, drama, intrigue - even danger - attached to some of the world's most storied jewels For centuries, the stories of the world's great jewelry collections have lain hidden within the archives of Christie's, the celebrated auctioneers. From the tragic European queens, Mary, Queen of Scots and Marie Antoinette - both beheaded - to Hollywood royalty such as Elizabeth Taylor, the vaults sparkle with the most famous (and occasionally notorious) names of the last 250 years. Following on from the success of his books on Boucheron: The Secret Archives, Van Cleef & Arpels: Treasures and Legends and Mellerio: Jewellers to the Queens of Europe, author Vincent Meylan explores these remarkable jewelry archives, revealing the mysteries within for the first time. Each sale had its intrigue, each its story to tell. The first auction of jewelry from the British royal family took place at Christie's in 1773, after the death of the Princess of Wales, mother of George III. As the archives reveal, in the subsequent centuries, Christie's has been party to the sale of jewelry by several further generations of British royals, from Lady Patricia Ramsay and the Countess of Southesk through to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. And, in the wake of revolution and regicide further afield, the crown jewels of France, Russia, Bavaria, Serbia, Egypt, India and Spain were all sold at Christie's. Aside from Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary movie star collections of Merle Oberon and Gloria Swanson are also revealed here, as well as the most famous pearls and diamonds in the world; each explored within the context of their owners' remarkable lives. Expertly curating the extensive archives, Vincent Meylan has drawn out the key details of each momentous sale. Original documents from the vaults are reproduced in the book, alongside hundreds of color illustrations of the jewels and their owners afield, the crown jewels of France, Russia, Bavaria, Serbia, Egypt, India and Spain were all sold at Christie's. Aside from Elizabeth Taylor, the legendary movie star collections of Merle Oberon and Gloria Swanson are also revealed here, as well as the most famous pearls and diamonds in the world; each explored within the context of their owners' remarkable lives. Expertly curating the extensive archives, Vincent Meylan has drawn out the key details of each momentous sale. More than a hundred original documents from the vaults are reproduced in the book, alongside hundreds of color illustrations of the jewels and their owners. Contents: Introduction by Fran ois Curiel, Chairman of Christie's Asia-Pacific; 1. Guillotine Diamonds; 2. Murdered Queens; 3. Pomp and Circumstances; 4. Empresses in Exile; 5. The French Court; 6. From Christie's with Love; 7. Soft as a Pearl; 8. Bloody Revolutions; 9. Ladies of the Stage; 10. Gems from the East; 11. Diamonds are Christie's Best Friends; 12. Appendix: Prestigious Provenances.

It all began the day of my funeral, relates the book's protagonist, Melvin Morrison - a spell-binding tale that begins with an ending. Traveling through millennia of recorded history, sparring characters draw the reader into compelling, real-life action with hero's and villains of eras long past.Melvin, a deceased Vermont attorney, and Aunt Martha, Melvin's suddenly reappearing, self-appointed spirit guide, vie humorously over the trivial, heroically over the traumatic; their interaction, with dear ones left behind, the troubling constant holding the past and the possible in perilous proximity."Dear ones" include factious and facetious characters like Simon Farley, the village would-be poet and needs-be bicycle repairman; Thelma Peabody, an old maid, placard waving demonstrator at Vermont's nearby capital; George O'Malley, Melvin's Boston-Irish law partner-cum-Romeo; Melody, Melvin's grieving wife and soon-to-be mother; Charlene, Melvin's vengeful, pregnant mistress; and Arthur Steinburg, an illiterate antiquarian book store proprietor. Melvin's last case is a suit against the Rogue Sperm Bank filed by Mr. and Mrs. Way - inversely referred to as Rogue vs Way - for the untimely death of their in vitro baby. After Melvin's death, Melody makes a withdrawal from the Rogue Bank, giving her deceased husband the opportunity to come back as his own son. (Hence the title, Twice Melvin.) But the problems are only beginning for Melody when Melvin reappears, in the whitest state in the Union, as a cuddlesome and controversial black baby. Rumors are rampant that Vincent TenKlei, a wealthy Rhodesian student at the village's acclaimed God-Hard College, has fumbled his way to fatherhood. Enter interventions from the Beyond, and the disturbance proliferates Tongue-in-cheek humor, heart-wrenching romance, or soul-searching tears, the reader will find it all here - including an ending that begins.

'Leon serves food that is fresh, seasonal, locally sources and really good. The twist is that your food is served really fast. The double twist is how delicious it is.' - Vogue The first Leon restaurant, in London's Carnaby Street, opened its doors in July 2004. For its founders - Henry Dimbleby, John Vincent and Allegra McEvedy - the aim was to change the face of fast food, by bringing fresh, wholesome cooking to the high street. Six months later, Leon was named the Best New Restaurant in Great Britain at the Observer Food Monthly Awards. The menu is based around bold flavours, using simply-cooked fresh, local, natural ingredients with an emphasis on seasonal dishes; it also reflects how our eating habits change as the daylight house get longer and shorter. This is a book of two halves. The Ingredients Book arms you with everything you need to know about the basic building blocks of any recipe. LEON chooses its ingredients above all for their flavour and healthiness but also with a view to the world we live in, so that such shark-infested waters as sustainable fish are tackled and easy to navigate. LEON's top 250 fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, dairy and store cupboard ingredients are all given their own entries. Nutrition, a bit of history, flavour and the best way to get the most out of them are all covered, seasoned with a fair amount of random miscellany.The second half is The Recipe Book, where you can put your newly found knowledge of ingredients to great use with over 140 recipes: some are familiar favourites taken from LEON's menus such as the Original Superfood Salad, Moroccan Meatballs or Magic Mackerel Couscous and, for LEON Lovers everywhere, at last a recipe for the coveted LEON Better Brownie. Plus there are some recipes from the founders, their friends and those who helped make LEON what it is today, like Fred's Millennium Octopus and David Dimbleby's Spanish Omelette.LEON's food message is a simple and honest one - cook and eat with the best ingredients available and don't forget the naughty bits that are so necessary for a fully-rounded life.

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The first book to examine the many ways this beautiful stone can be incorporated into a home environment, describing the unique nature of marble and the leading role it plays in the best of interior design today. For spectacular drama, fabulous luxury, or simply the warm glow of organic textures, colors, and patterns, marble is like no other natural material. Marble has been favored by architects and designers for millennia, and as this book attests, the love affair with marble continues today. Featured are rooms showcasing marble by many of the world's most prominent decorators, including Kelly Wearstler, Vincente Wolf, Juan Pablo Molyneux, Bjarke Ingels, Ryan Korban, Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Robert Kime, the Haas Brothers, and Joseph Dirand, among many others. This is the first book that explores the many ways marble can bring color, pattern, and warmth to the home, as well as the vast array of beautiful types of marble that are available. It is a hugely popular material for home kitchens and bathrooms in particular, but it also is incorporated in outdoor patio spaces, hallways, and stairwells, even living rooms. All are featured here in gorgeous images, providing new inspiration for design lovers.

Bygningsfysikk i praksis handler om å ivareta hensyn til klimapakjenninger og krav til inneklima, energieffektivitet og bestandighet på en ressursmessig og økonomisk fornuftig måte. Det involverer kunnskap om forskjellige prosesser med transport av varme, luft og fukt i materialer, bygningsdeler og bygninger, samt kunnskap om lydutbredelse og lys. Innholdet i denne boka dekker det viktigste av teorigrunnlaget innen disse områdene. Boka er primært skrevet som en lærebok for studenter på høgskole-/universitetsnivå med interesse for bygningsteknikk og arkitektur. Den vil også være nyttig for praktiserende ingeniører og arkitekter som ønsker oppfrisking og utdyping av det teoretiske grunnlaget for simuleringsmodeller og programvare som benyttes ved bygningsfysisk prosjektering. Et viktig siktemål med boka er gjennom beskrivelse av den grunnleggende teorien å skape innsikt og forståelse for hvilke forhold som påvirker og er avgjørende for de fysiske prosessene som skjer i bygningskonstruksjoner og bygninger. Bygningsfysikk inneholder også en rekke regneeksempler som knytter teorien opp mot praktiske bygningsfysiske problemstillinger. Jan Vincent Thue mottok graden sivilingeniør ved bygglinjen, NTH (na NTNU) i 1968 og graden dr.ing. samme sted i 1973. Etter å ha arbeidet med produktutvikling i bygningsmaterialindustrien i perioden 1973 1977 vendte han tilbake til NTH i 1985, hvor han var professor i bygningsfysikk til 2014. Han har ledet flere større forskningsprogram innen bygningsfysikk/bygningsteknikk. Hans publiserte arbeider har spesielt fokusert pa varme-, fukt- og lufttransport i bygninger og bygningsdeler, beregning og simulering av bygningsfysiske prosesser, samt bruk av tre som bygningsmateriale.

Mirage er tredje og siste del i den pulserende spenningsserien om etterforskeren Mina og mentalisten Vincent. Det er rett før jul i Stockholm og Sveriges justisminister Niklas Stockenberg mottar en truende beskjed om at han kun har fjorten dager igjen å leve. Samtidig blir et komplett menneskeskjelett, tilhørende en vellykket og mye omtalt finansmann, funnet nede i byens t-bane, rengjort og pent dandert som i et eldgammelt kongelig dødsritual. Politietterforsker Mina Dabiris enhet sliter fremdeles etter den traumatiske hendelsen fra sommeren før, som endte med at kollegaen deres døde, og hun ringer mentalisten Vincent Walder for å få bistand med etterforskningen. For Vincent kjennes det ut som om verden er i ferd med å omslutte ham fullstendig. Da en lignende haug med menneskebein blir funnet i tunnelsystemet, settes enheten virkelig på prøve - hva er det egentlig som skjer dypt der nede i mørket under Stockholm? Og hvem jager justisministeren?

Sekten er andre del i serien om etterforskeren Mina og mentalisten Vincent. En liten gutt forsvinner fra en barnehage på Södermalm. Et av de andre barna kan fortelle at han ble med en fremmed dame for å se på valpene hun hadde i bilen. Der slutter alle spor. Politiet kobler bortføringen til en annen sak og mye tyder på at tiden er knapp dersom de skal redde vesle Ossian. Det er først da Vincent tar kontakt med Mina og påpeker en sammenheng politiet har oversett, at etterforskningen skyter fart. Mina forsøker på sin side å gjenopprette forholdet til datteren som er blitt influenser og talerør for en bevegelse som får stadig flere tilhengere. Ganske raskt forstår Mina at datteren er med i en sekt med gruvekkende hensikter. Sammen med Vincent forsøker hun å få datteren ut og avprogrammert. Imens er barnekidnapperen fremdeles på frifot og jakter på de aller mest sårbare. Camilla Läckberg er kjent for krimromanene fra Fjällbacka der hun selv er oppvokst. Hun har solgt over 30 millioner bøker i til sammen 60 land. Henrik Fexeus er en svensk mentalist, forfatter og programleder. Siden 2005 har han vært en hyppig gjest i media, som ekspert på kroppsspråk og ikke-verbal kommunikasjon.

I en kjempesatsing fra Sverige skapes en ny etterforskerduo utenom det vanlige: politietterforskeren Mina Dabiri og mentalisten Vincent Walder fra Stockholm. Mentalisten er den første i en trilogi av selveste Camilla Läckberg, skrevet sammen med den kjente mentalisten Henrik Fexeus. Mordet som setter det hele i gang er brutalt - en ung kvinne blir funnet i et sverdskap, gjennomboret fra alle kanter av sverdene lik en makaber parodi på det magiske trikset. Mina oppsøker mentalisten Vincent i et forsøk på å forstå morderens tenkemåte. Vincent lar seg fascinere av både Mina og saken hun etterforsker. Det er han som oppdager at tallet tre er risset inn på låret til den drepte kvinnen. Alt tyder på at det er en seriemorder de jakter på. Både Mina og Vincent har tvangstanker de må holde i sjakk for å fungere, kanskje det er noe av grunnen til at de samarbeider så godt. Dette er den første boka i en serie på tre med dette etterforskerparet, og i løpet av de tre bøkene vil mørke hemmeligheter i deres bakgrunn bli avslørt. Bøkene kan leses frittstående.

Sekten er andre del i serien om etterforskeren Mina og mentalisten Vincent. En liten gutt forsvinner fra en barnehage på Södermalm. Et av de andre barna kan fortelle at han ble med en fremmed dame for å se på valpene hun hadde i bilen. Der slutter alle spor. Politiet kobler bortføringen til en annen sak og mye tyder på at tiden er knapp dersom de skal redde vesle Ossian. Det er først da Vincent tar kontakt med Mina og påpeker en sammenheng politiet har oversett, at etterforskningen skyter fart. Mina forsøker på sin side å gjenopprette forholdet til datteren som er blitt influenser og talerør for en bevegelse som får stadig flere tilhengere. Ganske raskt forstår Mina at datteren er med i en sekt med gruvekkende hensikter. Sammen med Vincent forsøker hun å få datteren ut og avprogrammert. Imens er barnekidnapperen fremdeles på frifot og jakter på de aller mest sårbare. Camilla Läckberg er kjent for krimromanene fra Fjällbacka der hun selv er oppvokst. Hun har solgt over 30 millioner bøker i til sammen 60 land. Henrik Fexeus er en svensk mentalist, forfatter og programleder. Siden 2005 har han vært en hyppig gjest i media, som ekspert på kroppsspråk og ikke-verbal kommunikasjon.

I en kjempesatsing fra Sverige skapes en ny etterforskerduo utenom det vanlige: politietterforskeren Mina Dabiri og mentalisten Vincent Walder fra Stockholm. Mentalisten er den første i en trilogi av selveste Camilla Läckberg, skrevet sammen med den kjente mentalisten Henrik Fexeus. Mordet som setter det hele i gang er brutalt - en ung kvinne blir funnet i et sverdskap, gjennomboret fra alle kanter av sverdene lik en makaber parodi på det magiske trikset. Mina oppsøker mentalisten Vincent i et forsøk på å forstå morderens tenkemåte. Vincent lar seg fascinere av både Mina og saken hun etterforsker. Det er han som oppdager at tallet tre er risset inn på låret til den drepte kvinnen. Alt tyder på at det er en seriemorder de jakter på. Både Mina og Vincent har tvangstanker de må holde i sjakk for å fungere, kanskje det er noe av grunnen til at de samarbeider så godt. Dette er den første boka i en serie på tre med dette etterforskerparet, og i løpet av de tre bøkene vil mørke hemmeligheter i deres bakgrunn bli avslørt. Bøkene kan leses frittstående.