Cell 7 af Kerry Drewery (Bog)

Forfatter: Kerry Drewery
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 0
Udgivelsesår: 2016
A world where justice and the fate of those accused of murder is decided by the public, but has moved on from the Roman Gladiator 'thumbs up or thumbs down' public vote, to a public vote by telephone. If you are voted innocent you are set free; if you are voted guilty you are committed to death by electric chair. Those awaiting their sentence reside in ever decreasing cells, getting smaller each day, until Day 7 and Cell 7, where they hear their fate. Sixteen year old Martha has confessed to killing a famous celebrity. But has she done it? And if not, why has she claimed the murder? Perhaps she wants to show up the flawed and brutal system by sacrificing herself in the hope of a better world... Or perhaps she is protecting somebody else...
Titel: Cell 7

Forlag: Hot Key Books
Sammendrag: Cell 7 følger 16‑årige Martha Honeydew, der tilstår mordet på en populær berømthed i et samfund, hvor skyld og uskyld afgøres gennem et tv‑show. Hver dag rykker hun til en ny celle frem mod dag syv, hvor seerne i programmet Death is Justice via telefonstemmer afgør, om hun skal henrettes i den elektriske stol eller frifindes. Undervejs afsløres de politiske og sociale interesser bag showet, den ekstreme klassedeling og hvordan mediernes framing manipulerer offentligheden. Historien veksler mellem Martha i fængslet, tv‑studiets iscenesatte fortælling og personerne omkring sagen, og rejser spørgsmål om retfærdighed, demokrati, reality‑kultur og personlig ofring.
Type: Paperback