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84K

By: Claire North
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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Claire North shortlisted for the Sunday Times PFD Young Writer of the Year Award.

From one of the most original new voices in modern fiction comes a startling vision of a world where you can get away with anything....

Theo Miller knows the value of human life - to the very last penny.

Working 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.

But when his ex-lover is killed, it's different. This is one death he can't let become merely an entry on a balance sheet.

Because when the richest in the world are getting away with murder, sometimes the numbers just don't add up.

From the award-winning Claire North comes an electrifying and provocative new novel which will resonate with readers around the world.

2019, Philip K. Dick Award, Nominated

©2018 Claire North (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK Crime Dystopian Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Science Fiction Emotionally Gripping Scary
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An extraordinary novel that stands with the best of dystopian fiction, with echoes of The Handmaid's Tale (Cory Doctorow on 84K)
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I thought this was going to be a detective type book from the initial blurb but I was so wrong. I really tried to like this book and did stick it to the end but there really wasn't anything. The book moved back and forth so much that I couldn't really keep track of what was going on, perhaps it is clearer in the written version but in the audiobook there was no real indication. The characters weren't developed enough to like. The story was just boring and depressing, such a shame because I liked her other books. If I could get those hours back again I would.

This book is nothing like the initial description!!

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Not my favourite North book. The story is told in mixed timelines (and they mix a lot, without warning) and it is very difficult to follow in audiobook format.

Hard to follow

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A richly told and compelling narrative, with time unfolding in a thoughtful and effective way. Thoroughly engaging, and an excellent performance by Peter Kenny.

Engaging and thought provoking.

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As usual Peter Kenny's performance is flawless and completely engaging and I was pulled into the world of 84K.

I thought the writing style was brilliant and built the tension and highlighted the poignant moments beautifully. It certainly requires you to let go and let Claire lead the way, which I felt she does with her usual aplomb. The many plot lines that Claire opens I were closed elegantly and without cliché.

I believed in the characters and the situation, whilst disturbing, could almost be imagined and a warning call for us not to let our society slip into such a state.

There were points where I thought the deprivation was going to get to me, but then a deeply human act or subplot would warm my heart. Reminded me of Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.

Well I thought it was great!

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Great narration but the story itself was a very slow burner. It picked up in the second half but still took ages to reach the end. Interesting principle and idea behind the story, which made it thought provoking even so.

went on a bit

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