An interesting but very worrying story of a dystopian United Kingdom. Wow scary stuff if you let yourself think about it!! Way out there & so very possible! A good read, grabbed me from the start & I am still thinking about it even after finishing the book! I do enjoy this writers work & look forward to more by him! Well worth a read!

An interesting read that I'm glad to have discovered. I'll definitely be seeking out more by this author.

Jack Decker a police commissioner has been asked to do something that his higher-ups need done so they can win. His daughter Alice meets Peter Katz a rock musician. Alice falls for Peter and is happy. The police want Peter to tell where his brother is. Why?

This novel is hard-hitting and has a lot of violence throughout the story. Even so, it is an utterly
page-turner. This novel is different from what I normally read. I became totally enmeshed with the characters in the story. This mystery is gripping.

this was a great mystery novel, the characters were great and I enjoyed trying to figure out what was going on in the mystery.

This is the sort of book which will be polarising - people will love it or hate it. It is a full on, no holds barred, in your face confrontation of a book. The characters are colourful, the violence extreme and the language dramatic. This book is bold, exciting and fun but I think some readers might find it edging towards over the top. I didn’t. I really liked the intensity of the prose and the action packed plot. A great book to lose yourself in.

Not for me. Not my style. I didn't finish reading this book. At just 10% in, I find it excessively violent (which I could live with) and the language excessively florid (which I can't). It is so jam-packed with adjectives that you have to concentrate hard to understand what's happening.

"Pic Boy stood, a club in one hand and a broken beer bottle in the other, unassailed in the centre of the baying crowd. He swung wildly, desperately. Baiting, daring. With reckless abandon. Keeping all at bay for several, seemingly endless moments."

Cut that down by 40 % ('Pic Boy stood alone, swinging wildly, a club in one hand and a broken bottle in the other, recklessly baiting the baying crowd around him.') and you just might hold my attention. Sure, you'll lose some of the detail, but does it matter? The reader has got the point. Move on.

"The minute hand of Big Ben wound slowly towards the peak of its journey." OK, I get that it's nearly on the hour, but otherwise learn nothing from this over-elaborate and pompous sentence. I don't know if it's day or night, never mind what time. If the 'peak time' is midnight, why not just say 'It was almost midnight." Boom, job done.

Some readers might enjoy the style and feel it adds to the atmosphere. I prefer my prose pared down. I can't address story, plot, characterisation, because so far there isn't any and I won't be staying to find out. In short: needs editing.