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A powerful dystopian vision of a world where money reigns supreme, from a World Fantasy Award-winning author.
"An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, with dashes of The Handmaid's Tale." -- -Cory Doctorow
The penalty for Dani Cumali's murder: $84,000.
Theo works in the Criminal Audit Office. He assesses each crime that crosses his desk and makes sure the correct debt to society is paid in full.
These days, there's no need to go to prison -- provided that you can afford to pay the penalty for the crime you've committed. If you're rich enough, you can get away with murder.
But Dani's murder is different. When Theo finds her lifeless body, and a hired killer standing over her and calmly calling the police to confess, he can't let her death become just an entry on a balance sheet.
Someone is responsible. And Theo is going to find them and make them pay.
Perfect for fans of 1984 and Never Let Me Go, Claire North's moving and unnerving new novel will resonate with readers around the world.
"An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, with dashes of The Handmaid's Tale." -- -Cory Doctorow
The penalty for Dani Cumali's murder: $84,000.
Theo works in the Criminal Audit Office. He assesses each crime that crosses his desk and makes sure the correct debt to society is paid in full.
These days, there's no need to go to prison -- provided that you can afford to pay the penalty for the crime you've committed. If you're rich enough, you can get away with murder.
But Dani's murder is different. When Theo finds her lifeless body, and a hired killer standing over her and calmly calling the police to confess, he can't let her death become just an entry on a balance sheet.
Someone is responsible. And Theo is going to find them and make them pay.
Perfect for fans of 1984 and Never Let Me Go, Claire North's moving and unnerving new novel will resonate with readers around the world.
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“I think this is a fantastic story that really just missed its mark with me. The plot is too close to our insane reality and it left me with a continuous sense of unease at just how close our lives were to this dystopian nightmare.”Adella Mitrana
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BelievableDiverse representationLikeableMinor characters stand outMorally ambiguousStrong relationshipsStrong villainClever plottingConfusingEpic scopeGripping/excitingLoose endsRushedSatisfying conclusionSlow start, strong finishSuspensefulTwistyDarkDystopianFuturisticOpulentRealisticSetting fits the storyVivid descriptionsDenseDescriptiveEasy to readOriginalSimplisticStraightforwardTakes getting used toAbuseChild abuseChild lossDeathDomestic violenceGriefHomophobiaMisogynyMurderSelf-harmSubstance abuseViolence
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“Un roman de SF qui diffère de bien d'autres, avec un style d'écriture très original. J'ai beaucoup aimé les histoires fracturées et disséminées tout au long du livre, le personnage qui jusqu'à la fin du roman reste mystérieux, et l'univers décrit, trop proche du nôtre pour ne pas nous alarmer.”
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About Claire North
Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, a Carnegie Medal-nominated author whose first book was written when she was just fourteen years old. She went on to write several other novels in various genres, before publishing her first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, in 2014. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and an Audie nomination, and was included in the Washington Post's Best Books of the Year list. Her next novel, Touch, was also in the Washington Post's Best Books of the Year, in 2015. Catherine currently works as a theatre lighting designer and is a fan of big cities, urban magic, Thai food and graffiti-spotting. She lives in London.
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