Review of NO SIGNAL in New Scientist
Proximity Reaches last 8 in Bert's Books Book of the Year 2019 along with some of the huge books of 2019
Score: 4.5/5. The futuristic world and the technology design and how it interacts with the characters is one of the most fascinating part of the mystery. The plot is executed very impressively, giving it so much room to guess who is the serial killer but never revealing too much too early. Its hard to grasp the pacing in thrillers and Jem Tugwell handles this very well. Proximity sets a great foundation as the starting novel of a series. It’ll be interesting to see where it goes.
Score: 5/5.
Now everyone’s daily life and habits are tracked by a surgical implant, but technology is not as infallible as the government thinks. There is a serial killer on the loose and Clive and his young partner DC Zoe Jordan have to hunt him down the old-school way. Clive and Zoe are total opposites as partners, but they work well together with Clive’s experience and Zoe’s techno knowledge.
I enjoyed this fast-paced techno thriller with Head-Up Displays (HUDs), Freedom Units (FUs), and self-driving cars. In this world of CCTV and GPS tracking it’s a believable and frightening story for…
Proximity was a heavy-hitting novel, one that was completely unafraid to ask itself what would happen to humanity, if given the option to hand over all of their privacy in exchange for the semblance of control and safety. It was heavy, and powerful, and highly thought-provoking.
This novel wraps together two elements that felt completely polar, and yet turned it into a fascinating novel. On the one hand are the concerns about technology and privacy. And on the other hand, it is a thriller novel that will give you chills. The two combined oddly well, raising more dilemmas and leaving the…