Body Politic
| Title | Body Politic |
| Year for Search | 1997 |
| Authors | Johnston, Paul(b. 1957) |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, Scottish author |
| Annotation | First volume of a murder mystery series set in a future dystopian Edinburgh, which is an authoritarian enclave in a collapsed Britain. People are kept near starvation, and Edinburgh caters to wealthy tourists on sex and drugs holidays. Its social system is supposed to be based on Plato’s Republic. Sequels include The Bone Yard. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998; Water of Death. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999; The Blood Tree. London Hodder & Stoughton, 2000; and The House of Dust. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. See also 2015 Johnston, Heads and Hearts, which, while with the same protagonist and setting, involves significant changes in the system. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. London: New English Library, 1998. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | Scottish author (b. 1957). |
| Full Text | 1997 Johnston, Paul (b. 1957). Body Politic. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Rpt. London: New English Library, 1998. PSt First volume of a murder mystery series set in a future dystopian Edinburgh, which is an authoritarian enclave in a collapsed Britain. People are kept near starvation, and Edinburgh caters to wealthy tourists on sex and drugs holidays. Its social system is supposed to be based on Plato’s Republic. Sequels include The Bone Yard. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998; Water of Death. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999; The Blood Tree. London Hodder & Stoughton, 2000; and The House of Dust. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. See also 2015 Johnston, Heads and Hearts, which, while with the same protagonist and setting, involves significant changes in the system. Scottish author. |
