In a small religious community rocked by a spree of shocking murders, Detectives Salvi Brentt and Mitch Grenville find themselves surrounded by suspects. The Children of Christ have a tight grip on their people, and the Solme Complex neurally edit violent criminals - Subjugates - into placid servants called Serenes. In a town where purity and sin, temptation and repression live side by side, everyone has a motive. But as the bodies mount up, the frustrated detectives begin to crack under the pressure: their demons come to light, and who knows where the blurred line between man and monster truly lies. File Under: Science Fiction [ Pure & Savage | Hard Boiled | Bright Spark | Finding Serenity ]

Two troubled homicide detectives race to find a serial killer in a town filled with surgically reformed murderers, in this captivating near-future SF thriller.

About the Author
AMANDA BRIDGEMAN is a Tin Duck Award winner, an Aurealis and Ditmar Awards finalist, and the author of several science fiction novels, including the bestselling space opera/military SF Aurora series, alien contact drama The Time of the Stripes, and sci-fi crime thriller The Subjugate.

Reviews
"Part traditional police procedural, part exploration of redemption and the possibility of change, The Subjugate cleverly and apparently effortlessly builds a future world that is both engaging and utterly terrifying."
"An intelligent, believable future wrapped around an intriguing mystery."
"The Wire meets Blade Runner in this enthralling near-future crime thriller."
"This hard-boiled near-future SF thriller moves quickly and presents some thought-provoking ideas."
"A compelling seat-of-the-pants murder mystery and a fascinating inquiry into good and evil."



Book Information
ISBN 9780857667717
Author Amanda Bridgeman
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited