"When death becomes entertainment, every life has a price. And Cassie West is about to find out how much hers is worth ... Ready Player One meets Black Mirror in this stunning speculative thriller set in a future world in which virtual reality isn't just a game, it's daily life."--Publisher's description.
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"When death becomes entertainment, every life has a price. And Cassie West is about to find out how much hers is worth ... Ready Player One meets Black Mirror in this stunning speculative thriller set in a future world in which virtual reality isn't just a game, it's daily life."--Publisher's description.
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As someone who really enjoys listening to True Crime podcasts and reading Sci-Fi, I was excited to read Past Crimes. Set in 2037, life is now played out in the virtual space of Earth+ where a 'Disneyland of Death' has been developed, giving True Crime fans the chance to virtually experience crimes, look for clues and try and solve mysteries first-hand.
This standalone sci-fi book may be relatively short, at under 300 pages but it's perfectly paced, and I was gripped throughout. We follow Cassie on her mission to clear her husbands name after he was implicated in a mass arson attack years earlier. Cassie is a complex character and I felt empathy for her throughout as she tried to adjust to her new life.
I did feel that it was an odd choice to decide to set the book only 13 years in the future. The idea that an entire virtual world, new terminology and the wasting away of the real-life world would have happened in that time seems a bit of a stretch of the imagination and the whole thing relies on some serious suspension of disbelief. There are references to real people and actual cases which meant that it jarred slightly - if it were set 50 years in the future, I think it would have been a lot more believable.
The world building is great though and I did really enjoy learning about the backstory - the idea that Earth+ is used for schooling and work but still harms the users bodies from overuse was interesting. Some explanations did feel a little like a convenient 'info-dump' though and some parts are quite repetitive in places.
The plot has some great twists and turns and the plot is left a little open for a possible sequel but also ties up all the main strands nicely. I found it hard to put down and read it in just a few sittings.
Overall Past Crimes is an engaging and interesting Sci-Fi that's paced well and hard to put down. Thank you to NetGalley & Severn House for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
