The Marriage Act: The unmissable speculative thriller from the author of The One Kindle Edition by John Marrs

This book, by the fantastic John Marrs is excellent. This is an amazing price. I have loved all of John Marrs' books, and this one is up with the best of them.

Set in the time of The One and The Passengers this book is a complete stand alone story with a nod to genetic matching to find your ideal match, and self driving cars which can be controlled by outside forces.

In the near future Government research shows that people in happy marriages are healthier, live longer, and are a lesser strain on the state. To this end they decide to encourage marriage by offering huge financial incentives, better housing on the right side of town, better NHS care and various other incentives to promote marriage. This might sound like a good, and possibly plausible scenario, however there is a darker side. All these marriages are heavily monitored by Audibles - Alexa/Google Assistant type speakers all around the home and on 'wearables' on your wrist. You are checked in and if the Artificial Intelligence thinks your marriage is in trouble you will receive more and more 'support' culminating with an in person therapist - who can recommend that you have a happy marriage (with their guidance) or should be divorced - even if you don't want to!

John is the master of taking a plausible scenario and taking it to the ultimate 'what if' situation. His plots are often dark, distrurbing, and suspenseful - all in the best possible way. His books will leave you reading until late in the night for 'just one more chapter'. John Marrs is the master of his craft and if you haven't discovered this incredible author yet - you are in for a real treat.