London in Black

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LONDON 2027. Terrorists deploy a highly sophisticated nerve agent called LondonBlack at Waterloo station - for an unfortunate section of the population, what follows isagonising physical deterioration and usually death.

LONDON 2029. DI Lucy Stone is called in to investigate the gruesome murder of thescientist who developed an antidote to the nerve agent. It is a daily boost, making lifebearable for the 'Vulnerables' - but isn't a cure.

Lucy suspects the scientist might have been working on a permanent solution to thenerve agent. If she can recover it, she might permanently end the bane of LondonBlack for herself and the other Vulnerables.But is the antidote real, or a figment of Lucy's desperation And can she solve the casebefore her daily boosts - already beginning to lose their effect - leave her defencelessagainst the horrors of London Black

Reviews

'London in Black is a truly absorbing novel - an all-day-on-the-couch read if ever there was one. Its vision of the near future is plausible enough to be legitimately frightening... an unusually compelling thriller and will, I hope, be the first of many from him' Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Brief History of the Dead

'A compelling debut... with a protagonist you want to root for, and a fast-paced mystery at its heart. Excellent!' Guy Morpuss, author of Five Minds

'A taut and timely blend of crime and dystopia' Alex Scarrow, author of the DCI Boyd thrillers

'Noir meets dystopia in this genre bending, whirlwind of a read. Lutz's terrifying imagined future is startlingly relevant to our own troubled present. Read if you dare' Amy Lilwall, author of The Biggerers

Author Bio

Jack Lutz lives in London with his wife and daughter. He is fascinated by the city he calls home and loves to read about and explore it; the idea for London in Black came to him as he changed trains on the Tube. London in Black is his first novel.