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STRANGE BODIES (a gripping crime thriller) by [Antonia Marlowe]

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"Totally gripping, recommend it highly, I could not put this novel down." Tony Meadows

"I was hooked from the moment I read the opening paragraphs of this thriller" M J Fhay

"A brilliantly crafted thriller set in a cleverly constructed, and very believable, future world" H Atamain

Tortured, and brutally murdered, the bodies of the Richardsons hang from a tree deep in the forests of the Blue Mountains

Australia in 2067, an oasis in a world which has barely survived climate change, terrorism and food wars. The Richardsons’ deaths are just two of several brutal murders to be unearthed.

With local police stumped, former Scotland Yard Commander Nicholas Adams and his team are called in. But even with the extensive surveillance of central computer BigSys and the pervasive eyes of cameras that cover so much of the country, no clues are found.

It will take the skills of the attractive computer wizard Verity Burne to uncover the links between the homicides. But at what cost?

STRANGE BODIES is a gripping detective thriller you won't be able to put down by Australian author Antonia Marlowe. Check out her romantic thriller BLUE DIAMONDS also available on kindle.

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331 pages
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7 November 2013
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1009 KB
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GJ77EUM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Book Folks futuristic murder mystery suspense publisher; 1st edition (7 November 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1009 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 331 pages

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Antonia Marlowe

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Antonia Marlowe is an Australian writer, CD designer, and avid reader of almost anything. She has been writing fiction and non-fiction for many years and has had a number of science-fiction and other short stories published.

Strange Bodies, published in November 2013, is a murder mystery/thriller with a twist, set in Australia in 2067.

Blue Diamonds, a romantic thriller, was published in December 2014.

As Tonia Marlowe she has also published an "adult" science-fiction novella, Perihelion, also available on Amazon.

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PGS

Could have been easily written in the present

Reviewed in Australia on 29 December 2014

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Too many characters. Also not sure why the story was set in the future. Could have been easily written in the present.

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Leigh

Has potential

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2016

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The story starts off in the best possible way, with a pair of brutally murdered bodies hanging from a tree with their intestines wrapped around each other. I couldn’t wait to get stuck into this book, being that I love a grisly murder-mystery.

If the author had stuck with a murder-style story, I would have rated it much higher. She’s an excellent writer, but in this book has tried to tie in too many plots at once.

Alongside the police trying to solve the puzzling case with a cool conspiracy thrown in, there is the foundations of a dystopian story, a society watched over by Big Sys and this could have worked if only the effort had been put in. As is, this part of the plot comes across as though the author wanted to do more but didn’t know quite what. It trails off into nothing much and for all that the characters make a big deal about Big Sys and the society they live in, as part of the story it becomes unimportant.

The romance part of the story was completely unnecessary and I feel the book would have been far better off without it. The female characters all find their other halves, and it doesn’t impact on the plot in the slightest. As for the two main characters, I wish with all my heart that hadn’t been done. It was awkward, forced, and in places not at all realistic.

That said, I did finish the book and if there weren’t good parts to it I wouldn’t have bothered with it. The romance side of it really drags the book down and a lot more could and should have been done with Big Sys. With more work, this could be so much better.

Jane63

Deliciously festering & foetid.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2014

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I was hooked from the moment I read the opening paragraphs of this thriller: It may have been the bloated Strange Bodies stumbled upon by an unsuspecting dog walker, to the techno wizardry so casually woven into the story that I can't believe these gadgets aren't available in the stores yet (I want a Tyle!). The pace builds nicely to an action-packed finale, which kept me guessing to the end. The futuristic Earth (2067) is a scary place, where countries vie for basic resources, and where some fair much better than others. I'll definitely be reading more of Ms Marlowe's work.

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Elaine

Actually Quite Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2014

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Definitely worth a read, I enjoyed the book, however I don't think I would be inclined to add the author to my favourite authors. I have read a fair few free ebooks and have enjoyed them so much I have then gone on to purchase books by the same author, but this book did not hold my attention enough to want any more by the author. But to be fair is was reasonable and I would say it may be to others taste, so don't be put off with the reviews, give it a go you may be pleasantly surprised

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vilkevalkie

Enjoyable but not as expected

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 July 2015

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I'd started this book thinking it was going to be a gritty thriller with lots of tension and twists and turns. In the end it was more of a romance with mild tension and quite a rushed ending. It could have had the most amazing twists towards the end but I felt a bit flat. I was really wanting to know what happened with other characters rather than just the main protagonists. All in all an easy, enjoyable read but just not what I'd expected from the first few chapters.

Linda

Wonderful story of intrigue set in the future

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2015

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Wonderful story of intrigue set in a futuristic, difficult backdrop. The technical interludes are very clever and imaginative. Very enjoyable with a consistent pace that never falls flat. It is a book I would read again.

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