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103500125X 
Book The Marriage Act; John Marrs
Year: 2023
Language: English
Type: Book
Class Number: F
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Macmillan, 2023
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9781035001255
Notes:
What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society's ills - the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single. But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is monitoring every aspect of our personal lives, monitoring every word, every minor disagreement - and will use every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honour, and obey.
Extent: 496 pages, 24 cm, hbk
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A very clever read from John Marrs, loved all the unexpected endings about all the couples. Only thing that worries me is that some of the A.I. in this book could actually become real - hopefully not in my lifetime though!
10/02/23
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152908086X 
Book 
Year: 2022
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Pan Books
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: Originally published: as Welcome to wherever you are. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified, 2015 How far would you run to escape your past? Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth. Tourists flock to the golden coast and the promise of Hollywood. But for eight strangers at a beach front hostel, there is far more on their mind than an extended vacation. All of them are running from something. And they all have secrets they'd kill to keep.
500 pages ; 20 cm (pbk)
1785038885 
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Year: 2019
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Del Rey
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-drive cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course. The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should survive but are the passengers all that they first seem?
406 pages, illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm (pbk)
1542017270 
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Year: [2022]
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: In this chilling novel from John Marrs, a young couple's house hides terrible secrets - and not all of them are confined to the past.
369 pages ; 20 cm (pbk)
I've read a few of John Marrs' books & found them really gripping thrillers. This one, although it i
27/12/22
1529100658 
Book
Year: 2020
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Del Rey
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: In the 21st century, information is king. But computers can be hacked, files can be broken into - so a unique government initiative has been born. Five ordinary people have been chosen to become the latest weapon in thwarting cyberterrorism: transformed by a revolutionary medical procedure, they have become the ultimate keepers of secrets. The country's most classified information has been taken offline and turned into genetic code implanted inside their heads. Together, the five know every secret - the truth behind every government lie, conspiracy theory and cover up. But somebody has discovered who the secret keepers are. And one by one, they are being hunted down.
436 pages ; 20 cm (pbk)
BX00128623 
Moon
Year: 2017
Language: English
Type: Moon
Publisher: Del Rey
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: Radio tie-in Originally published: as A thousand small explosions. 2016 How far would you go to find 'the one'? One simple mouth swab is all it takes. One tiny DNA test to find your perfect partner - the one you're genetically made for. A decade after scientists discover everyone has a gene they share with just one person, millions have taken the test, desperate to find true love. Now, five more people take the test. But even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking - and deadlier - than others.
408 pages ; 20 cm (pbk)
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1542017025 
Book
Year: 2020
Language: English
Type: Book
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Physical or Electronic: Physical
pbk
BX00128621 
Moon
Year: 2018
Language: English
Type: Moon
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: She's chasing a killer. He's watching her every move. He hides in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment. Each kill is calculated, planned and executed like clockwork. Struggling to balance her personal and professional life, young DS Becca Vincent has landed the biggest case of her career - and she knows that it will make or break her. But she can't catch the culprit alone. Together with facial recognition expert Joe Russell, she strives to get a lead on the elusive murderer, who is always one step ahead of them. Time isn't on their side. The body count is rising, and the attacks are striking closer and closer to home. Can Becca and Joe uncover the connection between the murders before the killer strikes the last name from his list?
1 volume (pbk)
BX00128622 
Moon
Year: 2018
Language: English
Type: Moon
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Physical or Electronic: Physical
Note: She's a friendly voice on the phone. But can you trust her? The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn't want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn't had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for 40, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone's on to her - Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?
400 pages (pbk)