The Bell Ringers - Henry Porter

Category: Suspense
Language: English
Keywords: bell ringers
Written by Henry Porter
Read by Roy Avers

In Henry Porter’s new novel, The Bell Ringers, England in the near future
appears largely unchanged. There are concerns over the threat of terrorism,
the press is feisty, and the prime minister is soon to call a general
election. But quietly—and largely unknown to the public or even most
in government—things have become undeniably Orwellian: cameras with
license plate recognition software record every car’s movements; a sophisticate-
d top-secret data-mining system known as Deep Truth combs through personal
records, identifying violators of minor laws as well as those disposed
to “antigovernment” beliefs. In the interest of security, the divide
between private and public has crumbled. Freedom has given way to control.

David Eyam was once the prime minister’s head of intelligence. He was
one of those who knew about Deep Truth, but he suffered a fall from
grace and then died in a terrorist bombing. Now his former lover, Kate
Lockhart, has been named as the benefactor of his estate. But Eyam has
left her more than just his wealth; Kate is also the heir to his dangerous
secrets and unfinished business.

The full power of the out-of-control, security-obsessed state comes
down on Kate, but with the help of the secret resistance known as the
Bell Ringers, hope for freedom is not lost. Absorbing, eerie, and unsettlingly
realistic, The Bell Ringers is a fearless work from a talented novelist
at the top of his game.