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If the State of Ash books were a film, the mood would be tense, atmospheric, and quietly unsettling. We want you to feel as though you’re stepping into a world that looks familiar, but where something important isn’t quite right. The atmosphere should suggest that there’s always more happening beneath the surface, and that the truth behind events may be far more complicated than it first appears.
The state of ash series
Each book in the State of Ash series reveals another layer of a larger story. The novels combine the pace of a crime thriller with a dystopian world where the official version of events may not be the full truth. What draws readers in is the sense that every investigation exposes something deeper beneath the surface.
State of Ash is a dystopian crime thriller set in a fractured London where authority survives, but certainty does not.
In the aftermath of catastrophe, the city is no longer defined by what it was, but by who still holds power. Institutions endure. Networks adapt. Responsibility is dispersed until no one quite owns the consequences.
At the centre of it stands Mick Hawthorne, a former Metropolitan Police officer navigating a landscape where procedure offers less protection than it once did. As tensions rise and official narratives begin to fracture, Mick finds himself caught between duty, survival, and the uncomfortable truth that systems are designed to protect themselves first.
Blending crime investigation with political tension, State of Ash explores how governance functions under pressure, how intelligence networks shift in crisis, and what remains when public accountability becomes negotiable.
This debut novel examines the quiet violence of bureaucratic survival and the personal cost of decisions made far above the ground.
Future releases
Each book in the State of Ash series uncovers another piece of a much larger story. Investigations move quickly in a world where the official truth can’t always be trusted. And with every case, something buried begins to rise. Keep an eye out for 'State of Ash: Recall' and more!