Dirty Geese
The utterly gripping must-read thriller for our times (Kanha and Colbey Thrillers Book 1)
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Fairlight Books
Published:6th Jul '23
Should be back in stock very soon
WHAT CAN SEE WATCHES, WHAT CAN HEAR LISTENS, WHAT CAN BE FOLLOWED IS TRACKED…
’The constant presence of AI creates a foreboding atmosphere’ —CRIME FICTION LOVER
’Compelling from the outset’ —PRECARIOUS GOTHIC
’Ripples throughout with an undercurrent of suspense and tension’ —@AMWBOOKS
’A sharp political thriller about the very plausible rise in the use of AI’ —@BOOKSFROMMYSHED
When Chief Whip Esme Kanha learns of the sudden death of the Minister for Personal Information, she bitterly regrets missing his desperate calls the previous evening. Unconvinced by the verdict of suicide, and suspicious that corrupt colleagues played some part in the man's death, she decides to investigate – but she must tread carefully in a near-future world dominated by AI, where 'what can see watches, what can hear listens, and what can be followed is tracked'.
Meanwhile, Big Tech executive Henri Lauvaux arrives in London. His mission: to ensure the new minister, Harry Colbey, will not prove as problematic as the last. As the West inexorably slides towards an Orwellian 'Big Brother' future, Harry Colbey and Esme Kanha join forces in a deadly cat-and-mouse game against political corruption – at great cost to themselves.
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PRAISE FOR THE KANHA AND COLBEY THRILLERS
‘Essential Reading’ —The London Standard
‘A gripping political thriller’ —Closer Magazine must read pick
‘Intelligent, fascinating, and alarming’ —Literary Review
’Political corruption and big-tech trouble – this edgy thriller teems with secrets, lies, AI menace, and the buzz of a race against time.’ —Love Reading
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RAVE READER REVIEWS FOR DIRTY GEESE
‘A fantastic page turner, devoured in one sitting. Highly recommended.’
‘A superb political thriller – tense, compelling and chilling!’
‘The AI theme is believable and ultimately terrifying.’
‘Compellingly written – this was a brilliant read from start to finish.’
I love books that show me behind the closed doors of the corridors of power. And this book does it brilliantly. —Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC, author of Unlawful Killings
Dirty Geese is a taut thriller for our times. In a backstabbing Westminster, chief whip Esme Kanha and new minister Harry Colbey must pick their way through a political landscape mined by AI and patrolled by a wolfish, dissolute PM. Lou Gilmond expertly conjures up a shiny, fake tech future that is becoming more jarringly real by the day. —Martin Hickman, author of Dial M for Murdoch
A superb political thriller – it’s tense, compelling and with terrific characters you want to follow. The suspense and dark revelations kept me hooked. —@DanSamEnd
The constant presence of AI creates a foreboding atmosphere... A complex, thoroughly researched and informative political thriller with a timely social undercurrent. Dirty Geese is an original, well written political thriller. —Crime Fiction Lover
From a stunning opening, through twists and turns of political and commercial intrigue, the page turning tension of this chilling near-future thriller never lets up. —G.D Sanders, author of The Taken Girls
This book grabbed me from the very start. A tense, clever, suspenseful page-turner with characters that jump off the page, and a chilling and plausible contemporary premise —Aliya Ali-Afzal, author of Would I Lie To You?
Political thriller that ripples throughout with an undercurrent of suspense and tension. One to recommend… This is a slick taut read, one which grabbed my attention from the opening pages and never let up until the end… Its pacing is spot on and as the truth is slowly revealed it builds the drama… packed with plenty of twists and turns, political shenanigans abound— @amwbooks
I was hooked from the first page… I highly recommend —ARL Books
The perfect story for anyone who wants a glimpse behind the curtain at how British government works, or who has concerns about privacy and how it is being eroded a little bit each day—Matthew Craig
Flipping heck if #DirtyGeese doesn’t make you want to turn off your electrical devices then you must be one of the ‘listeners’… political intrigue, Big Brother vibes & all too believable —Glynis Railton
Lou Gilmond has given us a new man of honour, Harry Coleby. The 'mean streets' frequented by Harry are the corridors of power in Westminster's Houses of Parliament, a place tarnished by greed, betrayal, mendacity, exploitation and innate corruption; a compelling if somewhat sceptical characterisation of the current state of British political life —Precarious Gothic
The writing is brilliant… —Jackie’s Reading Corner
Absolutely blew me away —Brown Flopsy’s Book Burrow
An intriguing & intricate tale… the overt threat of technology taking over is detailed in menacing glory. A recommended read. —DDS Book RevISBN: 9781914148538
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336 pages