Earth no longer consists of multitude of governments ever since a cunning dictator, espousing humanitarianism, created a single totalitarian entity. The twenty-first century is not a comfortable time. Electrical outages are common and increasing numbers of people are forced to live in tent cities and cardboard boxes. The government controls every aspect of life. Marshal Ty Merrick, a government police officer, sees first hand how the people are controlled and manipulated.
Ty, a lycanthrope, is in charge of discovering who assassinated three government psychic agents, a unit that spied on the people through their collective minds. The Office of Intelligence wants the perpetrator quickly found, but Ty realizes that this is probably an inside job. The problem is that the killer is a rogue operative who believes he is the dreaded Manjinn, an immortal demon unanswerable to humans
I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did - just goes to show that you can't judge a book by its cover!

Left in the newspaper rack near reception.

This is not the right BC ID - I've stuffed up with pre-numbered stickers and can't work out how to change the details. Bugger.