Information Jones Database Detective: Four Stories

Information Jones is the world's greatest database detective and one of its least successful IT professionals. Technology managers knock on his door when they have nowhere else to turn, or when no one can know they have a problem. Follow Information Jones' adventures as he cracks the case contrary to all expectations. His expertise is Oracle. His specialty is unreason.

This collection contains four stories:

Information Jones and the Case of the Abnormal Form
- A space travel middleman finds his website under attack. Can Information Jones unearth a corporate saboteur while navigating the competitive Space Aspiration industry?

Information Jones and the Case of the Reductive Database
- A bank has an extra thief in its midst. Can Information Jones find out why his friend's auditing software is losing its client's money?

Information Jones and the Case of the Misdirected Graph
- A map application gives terrible directions. Can Information Jones help an embattled project manager turn his plans around?

Information Jones and the Case of the Overeager Predictor
- A predictive search algorithm tries to repair its own reputation. Can Information Jones teach it how to relate to its users before the plug gets pulled?