by Claire North
First published 2018
Theo works in the Criminal Audit Office, a shadowy government agency that calculates the price people must pay for their crimes. When he's handed a 'receipt' for his own life, Theo must confront the dark realities of the world around him and fight to escape the system he's spent his career enforcing.
Genres: fiction, dystopia, crime, 21st-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: dystopian, social-commentary
Setting: Criminal Audit Office
Period: 21st-century
480 pages · Hardcover · Orbit
Content warnings: violence