99 Town

by Joe Prosit

In the year 2112, Federal Agent Chuz Alawode has little to investigate. Under the protection of the all-seeing electric eye of The Order, violence and crime have been reduced to rare anomalies. When people do fall through the cracks of the near-perfect system, Chuz is there to find out what went wrong.

But when his wife falls a hundred stories from their Chicago apartment, he’s given an assignment far from home. Grieving is not allowed under the Order.

Chuz is sent to 99 Town, where the Order and its technology are rejected and chaos reigns. The daughter of two Chicago elites has been murdered, and it’s up to Chuz to find the killer. Thrown into a world of dirty streets, vulgar detectives, loud muscle cars, corrupt police, and violent smugglers, he’s overwhelmed and ill-equipped. In order to solve the crime and survive in 99 Town, he’ll need to forget everything he’s ever thought he knew about The Order.

Genres: Science Fiction

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2023

About the author

Joe Prosit writes sci-fi, horror, and psychological fiction. His novels are "They Come From Below," "Look What You Made Me Do," "Bad Brains," "99 Town," "7 Androids," "Zero City," and coming soon "The Reality Reaction Team." He has been published in various magazines and podcasts, most notably, in 365Tomorrow, The NoSleep Podcast, Metaphorosis Magazine, and Kaidankai Podcast. He lives with his wife, kids, and dog in the Brainerd Lakes Area in northern Minnesota.

Reviews

[Grahm Eberhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great premise, excellent storytelling, and fun characters fill this future-noir cyber-detective tale. Needs a pass through a copy-editor's eyes to fix a lot of superficial things. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy!

[Caleb Boysen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved every second of this book! All the twists and turns, literally and figuratively, had me on the edge of my seat! Loved the Blade Runner vibe of the story! Wonderfully executed! Cant wait to read the other two!

[BHoppe · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the storyline of the book.
The editing, in the other hand, was lacking. So many words used incorrectly. Quite disappointing in a published book.