Published by Fairlight Books
21 November 2024
Paperback | £9.99 | ISBN 978191448668
‘I love books that show me behind the closed doors of the corridors of power. And this book does it brilliantly’ — Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC, author of Unlawful Killings; Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey
When Chief Whip Esme Kanha is handed a secret dossier containing evidence of government corruption, she suspects its original owner, a top journalist, was murdered for gathering it. Despite the danger, she feels she must investigate. Meanwhile, lowly backbencher Harry Colbey is working his own leads. A known campaigner against big tech, he is often sent data from anonymous sources and this time round he has something truly alarming.
But both Colbey and Kanha must tread carefully in a world dominated by AI, where ‘what can see watches, what can hear listens, and what can be followed is tracked’. As Kanha and Colbey again join forces, they are locked into a deadly race against political corruption, no matter what the cost. But when an old enemy returns, it may already be too late…
Palisade is the second book in the series but can be read as a standalone book. The third book, which can also be read as a standalone, will be published on 10th April 2025.
Lou Gilmond dives into the world of government corruption, AI and big tech in a captivating approach that hooks you from the start and leaves you craving more.
Perfect for fans of Robert Peston, Peter Hanington, Sarah Vaughan and Stella Rimington.
About the author:
Lou Gilmond is an author of mystery and thriller fiction, screenplays and travel books. She came to writing late in life having already suffered a long career which roughly went: shop girl, waitress, data processing clerk, telesales team leader, spreadsheet monkey, commodities trader, political lobbyist, publisher. She loves film, boxsets, spaniels, Lara Croft, rose-covered pergolas, and cycling up mountains.
Instagram: @LouGilmond
About Fairlight Books
Fairlight Books was founded in 2017 to publish and promote writers of highly original literary and quality fiction. Since its inception, its authors have been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Republic of Consciousness Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and shortlisted for the Paul Torday Prize, the Diverse Book Awards and the BBC National Short Story Award.
They publish just a small number of books each year, to give each of them and its author the care and attention they deserve – from stunning and original cover designs to comprehensive e-book coverage and promotional campaigns sustained over the longer term.
The publishing house is home to the Fairlight Moderns, a series of pocket-sized books of brilliantly innovative contemporary fiction, set around the world. Fairlight Books are huge fans of physical bookshops, who themselves are constant champions of writers, quality writing and beautiful books, and they do everything they can to support them.
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