London in Black: ‘A taut and timely blend of crime and dystopia’ Alex Scarrow
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- Synopsis
- A TENSE, TICKING-BOMB SUSPENSE THRILLER SET IN A GRITTY NEAR-FUTURE LONDON‘Truly absorbing… legitimately frightening… an unusually compelling thriller’ Kevin Brockmeier‘A taut and timely blend of crime and dystopia’ Alex Scarrow________THE ATTACKS WON’T STOP. NEITHER WILL SHE.LONDON 2027Terrorists deploy London Black, a highly sophisticated nerve gas, at Waterloo Station. For ten percent of the population - the ‘Vulnerables’ - exposure means near-certain death. Only a lucky few survive.LONDON 2029Copy-cat strikes plague the city, its Vulnerable inhabitants kept safe by regular Boost injections. As the anniversary of the first attacks draws near, DI Lucy Stone, a guilt-ridden Vulnerable herself, is called to investigate a gruesome murder of a scientist. Her investigation soon unearths the possibility that he was work¬ing on an antidote – one that Lucy desperately needs, asher Boosts become less andless effective.But is the antidote real? And can Lucy solve the case before her Boosts stop working?________PRAISE FOR LONDON IN BLACK‘A skilfully rendered homage to London, with a dystopian police procedural woven in’ Guy Morpuss, author of Five Minds‘Noir meets dystopia in this genre bending, whirlwind of a read… Read if you dare’ Amy Lilwall, author of The Biggerers
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 352 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781782278054
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781782278061
- Publisher:
- Pushkin Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/03/23
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.