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Proximity

If the Police Always Know Where I Am...how Do I Kill You?

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By: Jem Tugwell
Narrated by: Kevin E Green
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"A vision of the future that both chills and entertains." (Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express Magazine)

You can’t get away with anything, least of all murder.

DI Clive Lussac has forgotten how to do his job. Ten years of embedded technology - "iMe" - has led to complete control and the eradication of crime.

Then the impossible happens. A body is found, and the killer is untraceable.

With new partner Zoe Jordan, Clive must re-sharpen his detective skills and find the killer without technology, before time runs out for the next victim....

Leading the trend in speculative crime thrillers, Jem Tugwell’s thrilling and thought-provoking debut sits alongside Black Mirror and The City and the City in a compelling exploration of our near future. Proximity draws on Jem’s 20 years of professional experience as a software developer in the city to give an unnerving insight into how our world might be transformed by the rapid advance in embedded technology and fitness trackers.

©2019 Jem Tugwell (P)2019 Serpentine Books Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Technology Dystopian Thriller Exciting Software
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An intriguing exploration of a near future where privacy and anonymity have been sidelined in favour of a safer, healthier society. Of course the software rules that govern such systems are rarely foolproof and there will generally be loopholes in the ever expanding attack surface of these complex systems so such sidelining seems unlikely at present. However I thought the overall plotting was good and enjoyed the fictional ride.

A plausible near future....

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Really exciting and intriguing book. Excellently narrated. Can't wait for the next one. Best book I've listened to this year.

Fantastic yet scary vision of the future.

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Brilliant debut novel by Jem Tugwell, unique plot, great writing and characterisation. It has you totally gripped from beginning to end. Impressively narrated. Must listen!

Credible and Intriguing

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Both Intriguing, And Riveting
The Whole Book Was Really Well Wrote
Thank You Jem For Such A Fantastic Plot Although I Saw A Few Of The Plots Lines Coming I Don't Think I Could Have Made A Correct Guess At Most Which Made Me Second Guess What I Might Have Got Right
Really Good Book And Well Performed


For The Greater Good!!!

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reminiscent, in some ways, of Demolition Man, but without quite so much gratuitous destruction of property! If you are one of those people who likes nothing better than to be told what to do, then you'll wonder what the point of this book might be. George Orwell could not have conceived of the society envisaged in this book… the worst kind of invasive, controlling and benevolently punitive of societies, dedicated wholeheartedly to taking all the fun out of your life. Into this mix an old-fashioned cop is dropped, kicking against a world that he has been sucked into and embraces with a dedicated reluctance. Then the bad guys turn out to be part of the system and there is a mysterious homicidal psychopath on the loose. If self-serving authoritarianism that might one day bend you to its will, is enough to make you want to fight back (as a knee-jerk first reaction), then this book will have you looking around for where you can sign up for the revolution!

An audio page-turner, that left me wanting more

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