Books like Millennium people by J. G. Ballard


When a bomb detonates at Heathrow, psychologist David Markham believes it is just another incident of random violence. His investigation takes a personal turn when he learns his ex‑wife, Laura, is one of the victims. Acting on police suspicions, Markham delves into London's fringe protest movements and encounters a shadowy group headquartered at the Chelsea Marina estate. Led by a charismatic doctor, the group seeks to rouse the docile middle class into anger and violence, freeing them from the perceived burdens of civic responsibility and consumer society. In his quest to uncover the truth behind Laura's death, Markham becomes swept into a campaign that rapidly spirals out of control, challenging every certainty in his life and threatening the stability of middle‑class England.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: J. G. Ballard
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