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Body Politic (Mass Market Paperback)

by Paul Johnston (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 345 pages
  • Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (19 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340694912
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340694916
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 293,332 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It is the year 2020, and Edinburgh is now independent. When a gruesome series of murders is committed, Quint Dalrymple is called on to track down the murderer. In doing so he uncovers a tale of government corruption, sex-slave rings, and a killer who specializes in a unique form of organ removal.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining futuristic mystery, 31 Jul 1999
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After decades of death and destruction, the citizens of the city-state of Edinburgh finally feel safe at the cost of their identities and individualism. Still, most residents feel the price is worth it as crime has finally come to a virtual end. Everyone works towards the common good by making sure the tourists stay long attending the perpetual Festival. It is top rate, an incentive they will return.

By 2020, murder remains at zero for the past few years. However, that changes when ENT (the Ear, Nose, and Throat man) returns to kill a guardswoman. The desperate ruling body, the Council of the City Guardians, turns to private investigator Quintilan Dalyrmple, an outcast who has experience with the long thought dead ENT. Quint quickly learns he has more to deal with than just capturing a serial killer. He must contend with the bloated bureaucracy and the corrupt Council.

BODY POLITIC is a fabulous science fiction who-done-it that brings freshness to several sub-genres. The superb story line fascinatingly repaints Edinburgh, turning the background into a critical character. Quint is the quintessential hard boiled detective trapped by a society that has no room for him when things are "normal". When trouble occurs, they send him to the firing line. If successful (meaning survives), he receives his gold-plated watch and sent back to live among the dregs. Futuristic mysteries have rarely been as good as Paul Johnston's superbly unique novel.

Harriet Klausner

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4.0 out of 5 stars I Thoroughly Enjoyed This Book...., 5 Feb 2001
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I found the character development to be excellent...I felt I got to know these characters and their thoughts, feelings and motivations. The story I found to be absolutely engrossing and forward-moving. In short, I really enjoyed this and have ordered the other three novels in this series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars it's worth more than two stars!, 12 Dec 2000
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Unfair! it's worth more than two stars! It had plenty of entertainment value and I enjoyed reading it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not just entertainment, a warning...
I read this book shortly after it was published. Now, in 2008, it does not require a great leap of the imagination to suggest aspects of Paul Johnson's dystopian future seem a few... Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Branney

2.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Setting Doesn't Rescue Flat Story
The debut in Johnston's series set in Edinburgh circa 2020 suffers from having a more interesting setting than plot-which is a rather banal serial-killer number. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2003 by A. Ross

1.0 out of 5 stars This book won an award! What had the judges been smoking!?
Step forward, Paul Johnston. To write a 'thriller' without any thrills takes some doing! This murder mystery (I use the word loosely; you'll find more excitement in a Famous Five... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 1999

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