<p>___________________<br><br><b>''A prescient, devastating commentary on humanity¿s disintegrating attachment to reality and truth... Winters has written a </b><i>1984</i><b> for the 21st century. Not just a thrilling book, but an important one'' </b><br>Blake Crouch, author of <i>Dark Matter</i> and TV series <i>Wayward Pines</i><br><br><b>''A </b><b>dystopia </b><b>for our times''</b><i>Financial Times</i><br><br><b>¿A wry commentary on our current era¿</b><i><b>Guardian</b></i><br>___________________<br><br><b>Welcome to Golden State, where the worst crime you can commit is to lie.</b><br><br>Laz Ratesic is a veteran of the State¿s special police. Those in power rely on Laz to discover the full and final truth.<br><br>But when a man falls from a roof in suspicious circumstances, it sets in motion a terrifying series of events which will shatter Laz¿s world for ever.<br><br><b>Because when those in control of the truth decide to twist it, only those with the power to ask questions c