![]() ![]() ![]() As bodies start popping up, the whole department comes under pressure to solve the case and ensure that iMe is still safe. It falls on Lussac and Jordan to investigate the old fashioned way, with eyes on their every move. So, when someone’s signal disappears, nobody understands what’s going on. This is possible because of iMe, a social tracking system adopted by the UK government to record the movements of all citizens at all times. Their day-to-day procedure is receiving a report, checking tracking data for the time and location, and arresting the culprit, sight unseen. In Proximity, DI Clive Lussac and DC Zoe Jordan make up most of the police department involving proximity crimes, crimes that can be solved by identifying who is nearby when the crime occurs. ![]() Today we’re discussing Proximity by Jem Tugwell, published in 2020 by Serpentine Books. This is not a spoiler free zone, though I do try to avoid them. It is a little bit review and a little bit case study. I’ll examine how they work as a mystery, consider the technology presented, and look at the setting in detail. About Analysis: Analysis is a blog series where I take a look at mystery stories set in the future. ![]()
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