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In 2014 humanity didn’t stand a chance. A series of fatal climatic disasters struck, entirely drowning the planet. Now, just one hundred and twenty-five souls remain, surviving on a flotilla of damaged ships. But their survival isn’t guaranteed. Facing severe threats to their numbers by a fatal bacterium and increasingly warring factions, they discover a serial killer within their midst.

Highly enjoyable tale this one, combining two of my very favourite things, Post Apocalypse and Crime thriller, cleverly meshing to create a quite addictive tale. Some great characters and a very tight and claustrophobic feel to the whole thing, being set as it was in a very small area, gave it great added depth and sense of place.

One of the best things for me was the ebb and flow of the relationships on board the flotilla, where not everyone is quite what they appear. Jim is probably my favourite, how he changes over the course of the novel, but Eva was also highly intriguing. There is a mystery within a mystery here – who is killing the survivors, and what happens to the ones who leave and never return? Add to that a virus that appears uncurable and you have a heady mix of hurdles faced by a very small cross section of society – and one that is becoming more fractured by the day..

Overall an excellent read, like Waterworld if it had been a darn good novel, but with a much better feel to it. Intelligently plotted I would recommend this for fans of both Apocalyptic thrillers and Crime/Mystery – whether you like one, the other, or both you will find a great read here.

It feels like there is more to discover – I, for one, am hoping for a sequel Happy Reading Folks!