“Eve Smith has been building a reputation as the new Michael Crichton, with a brace of well-received techno-thrillers under her belt.
One is another solid conspiracy nailbiter... A pacy, plot-driven page-turner, which gives you a lot to think about and has plenty of twists. ”
ONE LAW
ONE CHILD
7 MILLION CRIMES
What if birth was a crime?
How far would you go to protect your family?
Out Now
One Law. One Child. Seven Million Crimes.
A catastrophic climate emergency has spawned a one-child policy in the UK, ruthlessly enforced by a totalitarian regime. Compulsory abortion of ‘excess’ pregnancies and mandatory contraceptive implants are now the norm, and families must adhere to strict consumption quotas as the world descends into chaos.
Kai is a 25-year-old ‘baby reaper’, working for the Ministry of Population and Family Planning.
If any of her assigned families attempt to exceed their child quota, she ensures they pay the price. Until, one morning, she discovers that an illegal sibling on her Ministry hit-list is hers.
To protect her parents from severe penalties, she must secretly investigate before anyone else finds out.
Kai’s hunt for her forbidden sister unearths much more than a dark family secret. As she stumbles across a series of heinous crimes perpetrated by the people she trusted most, she makes a devastating discovery that could bring down the government … and tear her family apart.
Welcome to my site. I write speculative thrillers, mainly about the things that scare me. In this world of questionable facts and news, I believe storytelling is more important than ever to engage people in real life issues.
Longlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize and described by British bookshop chain Waterstones as: "an exciting new voice in crime fiction", my debut novel, The Waiting Rooms, set during an antibiotic crisis, was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize First Novel Award and selected as a Guardian Book of the Month.
My second thriller, Off Target, imagines a world where genetic engineering of children has become the norm. It was a Times Book of the Month who described it as "an astute, well-researched and convincing novel of ideas".
My latest thriller, One, is set in a one-child policy Britain that has been ravaged by the climate crisis.
My previous job working for an environmental charity took me to research projects across Asia, Africa and the Americas, and I have an ongoing passion for wild creatures, wild science and far-flung places.
When I’m not writing, I’m chasing across fields after my dog, attempting to organise myself and my family or off exploring somewhere new.
Photo Credit @ Audrey Bizouerne
