The Shadowing of Combfoot Chase

A group of mysterious spies arrives in the town of Combfoot Chase and begins to meddle in the lives of its inhabitants, leading to a sinister turn and the citizens being trapped and alone. When the watchers discover they are being watched, they turn on one another and one of the spies forms an unlikely friendship with a young actress, Ava, to plot their escape. The novel explores concerns about surveillance capitalism and challenges us to consider the consequences of privacies being eroded through hyper-surveillance.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 28 August 2022
Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd

One night, on a hill above the town of Combfoot Chase, a group of mysterious spies arrives and makes a plan to infiltrate the town. As the spies grow in confidence, they begin to meddle in the lives of the inhabitants, causing life to take a sinister turn. The citizens find themselves trapped and increasingly alone in an unfamiliar culture that is fragile, fearful, and fragmented.

But what will happen when the watchers discover that they, in turn, are being watched? They start to turn on one another.

Then, one of the spies strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young actress, Ava, and together they begin to plot their escape.

The novel, "The Shadowing of Combfoot Chase," is rooted in concerns about surveillance capitalism and is told in polyphonic, dark, and witty episodes. It reveals a society under threat and asks us to consider the consequences of privacies being eroded through hyper-surveillance. It is thought-provoking, frightening, and funny in equal measure, challenging us not to take our freedoms for granted.

Weight: 346g
Dimension: 137 x 217 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915122728