Theo Miller works for the Criminal Audit Office in a future Britain, where crime is not punished by law but by a fine, and the rich can buy their way out of most trouble. His job is to calculate the price of a person's crimes, and one day he is sent to audit the murder of a woman he once loved, Dani Cumberland. Claire North builds a dark dystopia in which corporations run the state, and Theo is pulled into a conspiracy that forces him to see the system he serves.
Readers of dystopian thrillers who enjoy a politically angry novel will find a tense, clever story. The structure shifts across timelines.
Outward-looking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
