![]() ![]() What if the convenience of technology is used for control? What if civil liberty is seen as an acceptable sacrifice for the greater good? What if we can eradicate gun, knife and other proximity crimes by tracking everyone’s activity? ![]() What if the cash-strapped public healthcare system can be given a second life by using tech to regulate our health and behaviour? 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. 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. 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… A body is found, and the killer is untraceable. Ten years of embedded technology – ‘iMe’ – has led to complete control and the eradication of crime. Least of all murder.ĭI Clive Lussac has forgotten how to do his job. ![]()
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