The brothers Strugazki wrote in 60s a novel "The Final Circle of Paradise" ("Хищные вещи века" literally:"Predatory Things of Age") The novel describes society

The brothers Strugazki wrote in 60s a novel "The Final Circle of Paradise" ("Хищные вещи века" literally:"Predatory Things of Age") The novel describes society that resembles our times. It's kind of spy/criminal investigation but in the end the culprit is just usual things that used in unusual ways