{"product_id":"the-cure-the-chilling-powerful-new-speculative-thriller-from-the-author-of-one-9781916788541","title":"The Cure: The Chilling, Powerful New Speculative Thriller from the Author of One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe discovery of an injection that wards off ageing is hijacked by ruthless men who hunger for immortality, with catastrophic consequences. Two women race against time to stop them, before it's too late ... the chilling, prescient, high-stakes new novel from the Queen of Speculative Thrillers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Another triumph of speculative fiction by Eve Smith ... a brilliant concept, skilfully executed and disturbingly believable  \u003cb\u003eGuy Morpuss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Gripping speculative dystopian fiction... a taut thriller that blends the excitement of scientific exploration with hard-hitting social commentary, painting a disturbing and all-too-possible vision of the future ... from the master of ethical science dystopia  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSciFi Now\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Had me hooked from the opening chapter, right through to the brilliantly shocking ending ... We should all be reading Eve's cautionary tales  \u003cb\u003ePhilippa East\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  With compulsive plotting, crackling dialogue and a third-act twist that took my breath away, it cements Smith's position as the queen of the speculative crime thriller  \u003cb\u003eDavid Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ----- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving forever can be lethal...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ruth is a law-abiding elder, working out her national service, but she has secrets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Her tireless research into the disease that killed her young daughter had an unexpected outcome: the discovery of a vaccine against old age. Just one jab a year reverses your biological clock, guaranteeing a long, healthy life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But Ruth's cure was hijacked by her colleague, Erik Grundleger, who hungers for immortality, and the SuperJuve - a premium upgrade - was created, driving human lifespan to a new high. The wealthy elite who take it are dubbed Supers, and the population begins to skyrocket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then, a perilous side-effect of the SuperJuve emerges, with catastrophic consequences, and as the planet is threatened, the population rebels, and laws are passed to restore order: life ends at 120. Supers are tracked down by Omnicide investigators like Mara, and executed... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mara has her own reasons for hunting Supers, and she forms an unlikely alliance with Ruth to find Grundleger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But Grundleger has been working on something even more radical and is one step ahead, with a deadly surprise in store for them both... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ----- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Intelligent, thrilling speculative fiction at its finest  \u003cb\u003eSarah Moorhead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Gripping and utterly believable, a terrifying glimpse into the near future that seems all too real  \u003cb\u003eTrevor Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Eve Smith has done it again! Thrilling, provocative and downright scary, \u003ci\u003eThe Cure\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerfully clever novel, and Smith an author at the top of her game  \u003cb\u003eRuss Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A chilling glimpse into the near future - an original, gripping, masterful blend of crime and suspense. 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