The Night Market is creepy and intense, set years after the events of the previous books and throwing us into a world that is the same but also quite quite different.

Unfortunately this book was archived before I could read it.

Thanks Orion Publishing Group and netgalley for this ARC.

May start out slow and a bit confusing but once you get into the nitty gritty of this book, you will be hooked. Futuristic, creepy, and slowly building horror make this a unforgettable novel.

This is a gloriously thrilling multi-genre dark, dystopian Crime Noir, the last in this trilogy. Moore has written an unforgettable tale set in a future San Francisco dominated by mobile phones, advertisements and glowcards, where people are caught up in a never ending cycle of purchasing the latest must have product, currently Black Aria perfume. They will even destroy themselves in their attempts to acquire these must have goods. Inspector Ross Carver is no different, this is how it is, until he finds himself on a crime scene with his partner, Jenner. They cannot believe what they see as they are hustled by the FBI into a decontamination unit. Carver wakes up 2 days later with no memory of what has happened, but feeling unwell. Reading to him is his neighbour, Mia Westcott, who has looked after him when he was returned to his apartment. An account of his actions jars with Carver as the scent of burnt metal and bleach pervades his possessions and gun. This is a story of a bleak and terrifying future, of unreliable memories, and manipulative forces behind the scenes.

It soon becomes clear that Jenner has similar problems with his memory and what he remembers, an interview with Patrick Wong. Patrick is discovered murdered, along with two other people, and he has been dead for some time, so Jenner could not have seen him. As explanations are sought which cannot be given, Hernandez, their boss, suspends Carver and Jenner. The unusual Mia lives as a recluse with none of the technological gadgets that comprise the modern world, a reminder that the world used to be different. Carver gets closer to Mia, although he is uncertain whether he trusts her or the information that she imparts. Carver, Jenner, and Mia delve into the murder of singer, Hadley, search for the truth behind their memory loss and endeavour to find out what really happened. Nothing is as it seems as danger and death follow them everywhere.

Moore evokes a beautifully atmospheric, bleak, sinister, and menacing picture of San Francisco and its numerous poverty stricken districts. A city where people lack the capacity to control themselves such as police officers going over the top in beating up a young woman, the existence of an underworld and an all powerful surveillance, including the use of drones. The novel is a joy to read, Moore's prose is eloquent and vibrant, and immediately hooks in the reader. Carver is a compelling character, driven to do what he does best, investigate, only the major thrust of his search is for himself, doomed to feel that something or someone important is missing from his life. A wonderfully thought provoking read of a world which does not seem that far fetched. Highly recommended! Many thanks to Orion for an ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley, Jonathan Moore and the publisher for my ARC of The Night Circus.
This is the first book I have read by Jonathan Moore but I have already added his other two novels to my tbr. The Night Circus is a dark, dystopian fiction reminiscent of Orwell's 1984 in its honest and realistic predictions for the future of our world.
The year is unknown, but the world is dark, drought followed by constant rain, people stealing copper for its value, leaving whole neighbourhoods in darkness. Murder, prostitution and theft are rife as people obsess over the latest brands and fads. Everything is electronic, from the junk mail you get in your mailbox, to the way you pay, order or view things. Inspectors Carver and Jenner are called out to a suspected homicide on one of this dark and drizzly evenings, when they arrive, they find the strangest thing they could never have imagined, a dead man, covered in a substance which is literally eating his skin. But before they can investigate further, the FBI arrive and rush them away to a decontamination van. The next thing Carver knows, he is waking up in his own bed with his neighbour Mia by his side reading to him. He has no memory of what happened to him the past few days, all he knows is what Mia tells him, but can he trust her?

This novel was hugely engrossing, it really gets the reader thinking about how near-future this kind of thing actually is. We're already obsessed with our gadgets, the internet, buying the latest things. Who's to say that Jonathan Moore's San Francisco isn't around the corner for all of us?

Full of suspense from start to finish, and with an excellent twist, I really couldn't get enough of The Night Market and can't wait to read more from Jonathan!

It starts with a particularly nasty murder! When Detective Ross Carver and his partner (Jenner) go to investigate they are not long on the scene before 6 FBI agents turn up in Hazmat gear and take over. Carver and Jenner are quickly removed, sent to a mobile decontamination unit and...

Ross wakes up in his apartment 3 days later to find his neighbour, Mia, sat by his bed, reading aloud, and that he has no memory of what has happened since before the murder scene.

Trust me, this book is a weird one. Set in the near future there are enough Sci-Fi elements to almost qualify it for that genre but what it is in its heart of hearts is Future Crime Noir. From the very beginning Carver doesn't know what is happening and the reader is very much in the same boat. Things get a bit clearer around the 60% mark but I was still left guessing right up to the very end.

Moore paints near future San Francisco with a very black brush, very seedy and derelict but also makes it interesting. I found myself at several stages of the story just begging someone to film this, it needs to get the big screen treatment, it really does.

I did nearly put this book down early on, mainly because I was constantly thinking WTH am I reading, but thankfully the story got it's claws into me and before long I was reading into the early hours.

4/5 stars

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