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What do the British critics say about Body Mortgage?
"Hail a new private detective--Gregory Blake...
The story has a sardonic mien and a pace that just rattles along. Hail too Gregory's secretary the lovely Mona as sharp as her boss. This is an America where all the trends we see today have progressed apace…unpleasantly so.
"Freedom of the individual means that you can raise a loan on your own body--but if you default the mortgagee can reclaim your body, terminate you and recover the cash in spare parts sales!
"Gregory's troubles begin when a scientist comes to him fleeing from the dreaded debt collectors. Best news is that Blake and Mona are scheduled to reappear."
--WEST HERTS & WATFORD OBSERVER
"Fast paced future thriller."
--SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY REVIEWS
"This is a neat SF detective story in the 'Mike Hammer/Philip Marlowe/Bladerunner' mold... The title refers to Human Resource Loans - HRL's, quasi-legal offshoots of deregulation and voluntary euthanasia legislation. An HRL is taken out with your organs as collateral, default and your body is 'collected' and 'redeemed.' Gregory Blake takes on a client whose HRL foreclosure is imminent, despite having enough troubles of his own: his office has been trashed and the gangs want him dead for informing. From there he untangles a plot ranging from industrial sabotage to corruption, taking in mad science and murder along the way, revealing that HRL's are worse than anyone thought. This is an engaging and well-constructed thriller, very enjoyable."
--BRUMM GROUP NEWS
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