The Demolished Man
In a future where telepathy is commonplace and law enforcement can detect criminal intent, a powerful businessman plans a murder. Ben Reich must outwit the telepathic police and his own psychic abilities to achieve his goal. This Hugo Award-winning novel explores the ultimate challenge of committing a crime when everyone can read your mind.
The author uses experimental typography and unconventional page layouts to visually represent telepathic communication and the interweaving of multiple minds, which was a highly innovative technique for the time.
This is a standalone novel that does not require reading any other works to understand the plot or the world-building.
It holds the distinction of being the very first recipient of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, which was presented in 1953.