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  • Published: 4 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780451464750
  • Imprint: Ace
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $16.99

Clean

The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less




A witty scientific investigation that reveals how excessive soap and washing harm our health, now with a new afterword.

A RUTHLESS KILLER—

OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND

I used to work for the Telepath’s Guild before they kicked me out for a drug habit that wasn’t entirely my fault. Now I work for the cops, helping Homicide Detective Isabella Cherabino put killers behind bars.

My ability to get inside the twisted minds of suspects makes me the best interrogator in the department. But the normals keep me on a short leash. When the Tech Wars ripped the world apart, the Guild stepped up to save it. But they had to get scary to do it—real scary.

Now the cops don’t trust the telepaths, the Guild doesn’t trust me, a serial killer is stalking the city—and I’m aching for a fix. But I need to solve this case. Fast. I’ve just had a vision of the future: I’m the next to die.

  • Published: 4 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780451464750
  • Imprint: Ace
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $16.99

About the author

James Hamblin

James Hamblin is a doctor and holds a masters in Preventive Medicine from Yale University. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a lecturer at the Yale School of Public Health and a specialist in preventive medicine. He is the author of If Our Bodies Could Talk and hosted a video series of the same name. His Twitter account is @jameshamblin. He only uses soap on his hands.

Praise for Clean

“A fun blend of Chinatown and Blade Runner.”—James Knapp, author of State of Decay “[A] tightly-written futuristic detective story set in an alternate Atlanta… This crisp debut marks Hughes as a writer to watch.” —Publishers Weekly