Review: Justified State by Iain Kelly
About the book:
The future. The socially reformist Central Alliance Party rules unopposed.
Poverty and homelessness have been eradicated, but overpopulation, an energy crisis and an ongoing war jeopardise the stability of the country.
When a local politician is assassinated, Detective Danny Samson finds himself at the centre of an investigation that threatens not only his life, but the entire future of The State.
My thoughts:
Ah, I love a good sci fi, and I love a good murder mystery. And this is both. A cop drama set in the future… with futuristic technology and privacy concerns over a government state that knows everything about you.
What is intriguing to me is the question… how do you stage the perfect murder and get away with it in a future where every movement is tracked, public transport is recorded, cars are smart and drive themselves, and forensics is a simple matter of checking a database. Iain Banks navigates these questions with ease and creates a joyful read. With surprising action and a flawed hero, many questions are raised that leave you thinking long after the book is finished.
What if the government controlled the population ? What would that mean for ethics? for privacy? and for individual choice? What happens to the human mind when the body no longer functions properly. What is truly free about free will? What if you found out everything you believed was a lie?
And I just love a good cop novel. I’m looking forward the the second book coming out. A top read.
Rambles, writing and amusing musings 
I might go and read these, sounds interesting. I don’t usually go for SciFi. We will see.
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Laurie, would you like a copy of my new novel, Missing? Eversions available.mobi and ePub.
Absolutely 😊 you can email me on lauriebellauthor@outlook.com 😊
E-mail on its way. Many thanks
Nothing has come through yet but I shall keep my eyes peeled. Thanks James
On the way – honest.
Got it 😉
Review done 🙂
Thank you Laurie. I have put a link onto my blog site. More readers the better, I say – indeed.
Absolutely
But I’m also happy to buy it😊
Reblogged this on Iain Kelly and commented:
As well as my new novel being published this week, the first book in the trilogy, ‘A Justified State’ is still available on Amazon and my blogging friend, and fellow novleist Laurie has written a very welcome review on her blog, Rambles, Writing and Amusing Musings. Do check it out!
Am I’m so excited to be starting book two 😊
Hope you like it, I tried to make it different from the first one while carrying on the story and characters!
I really did! You did a great job of book two! 🙂
Thank you so much Laurie, would love it if you could leave a review and help spread the word. Really appreciate your support 🙂
Already done 😉
Might not have gone live yet tho
Excellent, I will look out for it and thank you so much 😉