Future Perfect by Felicia Yap

Future Perfect by Felicia Yap

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A super-smart speculative literary thriller which explores the nature of identity and fate, in a world set in the near future, where our sense of who we are is inextricably linked to the digital footprints we leave... how can we be imperfect human beings in a world defined by technology?...

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Future Perfect by Felicia Yap

A super-smart speculative literary thriller which explores the nature of identity and fate, in a world set in the near future, where our sense of who we are is inextricably linked to the digital footprints we leave... how can we be imperfect human beings in a world defined by technology?...
A clever and multifaceted high-concept story with an engaging murder mystery at its coreExpect this to be one of 2021's biggest thrillers. * Culturefly *
A tense and suspenseful race against time...this deftly plotted thriller will make you ruminate about the digital footprints we all leave behind and how they could ultimately define us in a world of ever-advancing technology. * The Herald (Scotland) *
An inventive and ingenious vision of things to come. From the explosive opening chapter to the surprise ending, Felicia Yap creates a troubling, all too plausible world. A thought-provoking, immersive novel packed with engaging characters. * Adam Hamdy *
[Future Perfect] is a high concept crime novel that speaks directly to the world unfolding around us . . . With a knowing nod to Minority Report, Yap delivers a twisty techno-thriller with a human heart. * Vaseem Khan *
A thought-provoking, twisty and emotional thriller that had me gripped from the first page. * Roz Watkins *
Such a wonderful novel - beautifully written, incredibly tense, twists that I didn't see coming (and I pride myself on twist-spotting!) and frighteningly believable. * Mary Torjussen *
A touching, mesmerizing read ... really well plotted to derive the maximum tension and keeps you hooked right to the unexpected ending. * Liz Mistry *
Felicia Yap grew up in Kuala Lumpur. She read biochemistry at Imperial College London, before achieving a doctorate in history (and a half-blue in competitive ballroom dancing) at Cambridge University. She has written for The Economist and The Business Times. She has also worked as a radioactive-cell biologist, a war historian, a Cambridge lecturer, a technology journalist, a theatre critic, a flea-market trader and a catwalk model. Yesterday was her first novel, Future Perfect is her second.
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ISBN 13 9781472242303
ISBN 10 1472242300
Title Future Perfect
Author Felicia Yap
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Year published 2021-03-18
Number of pages 432
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