George was dwarfed by the wall sized display with surveillance and analysis from all over Melbourne. A self driving car, a murder so sophisticated that even with all this it might have escaped notice. An employee of a Chinese security company. Surprisingly uncooperative. What did it have to do with the return of Mia, a mysterious hacker? It certainly was a city with murderous secrets.As the legend of George grew, he knew that it was his use of the wall, the technology, that drove his success rate in murder clearances. Melbourne 2020. Prosperous, but tense. The skyline at any time of the day or night littered with drones. Almost of all of them linked back to police headquarters in Docklands. Everyone called it the “fun palace” as a testament to it’s architecture. He had a bad feeling about this one. It was so sophisticated. So elaborate. More worthy of an international terror ring than a domestic murder. A middle level employee in a Chinese security company, making inroads. If it was about competition from another company, then surely this was overkill?The wall pointed to the real estate business. More expensive than New York, but more dynamic. No real space left in New York to build something new. You had to knock something down. Here there were the suburbs. Home to the famed “lifestyle”. They had it, and they were going to hold on to it. A city has to work, though. New people. New money. New developers. Mostly Chinese money. The wall seemed very interested in the tactics of the developers. They seemed to have ways of clearing large areas just in time for their apartment building to commence.The wall also pointed to the hackers. To the group CtrlX, and to Mia. Having spent most of the last decade drifting from one Asian metropolis to another, with a range of shady activities in her resume, all of a sudden she was back. She seemed to have the ability to move around the city without leaving a trace. George decided to start with the victim, his family and associates. Views: 558
The world is divided between the green new economies and the old fossil fuel economies. The green economies move against Australia quickly and decisively. With millions of refugees heading north, a small group tries to turn the situation. Andrew and Phil are recruited by Kylie. The two futures face each other. It is a showdown with the whole future of the planet at stake.Set in Melbourne, Australia, climate change is an everyday reality. Water is scarce, and food has to be imported. The green economies have reached the end of their patience. Now they have decided to shut Australia down. Colin is charged with destroying Kylie’s group. He has already killed several of Kylie’s group. Andrew and Phil are at a loose end. It is too late to flee the country. Andrew is recruited by Kylie into the group. As the situation deteriorates, a desperate fight begins. They are drawn ever tighter into the conflict. 2023 is a thriller in the world of active climate change. It is not just environmental catastrophe that is center stage. It is the battle between the two economies. All proceeds from the sale of 2023 are donated to charities promoting renewable energy. Views: 372
