Body Of Lies Book Review

Body Of Lies by Jo Callaghan Book Review

[ gifted by the publisher in exchange for an honest review]

⭐⭐⭐.75 

Body of Lies is book 4 in the Kat & Lock series. While technically they all can be read as standalones, it's highly recommended to read them in order for character development and spoilers for the previous books. For example, this book will spoil the ending of book 3. But they are easy to understand and read out of order. 

What a great ending to a great series. I loved how throughout the entire series it had us the readers debating the positives and negatives to using AI in our daily lives and what if it had a more prominent place in society, ie; the police force. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the series as a whole and this one was a great conclusion. However, I felt a little deflated by this one by its slow pace, less action and more dialogue. That being said, that’s a personal preference. I love a thriller to have me gasping. But as a crime/ police procedural this hits the nail on the head. 

So relevant to today’s life with AI like I said, but I love how this author wrote the first book before ChatGPT became so prominent. She called it. 

I’ll definitely miss Kat & Lock with their unusual relationship.

Blurb:

Human suspicion. AI manipulation.
When truth can be rewritten, who can you trust?

DCS Kat Frank is back at the Future Policing Unit after a devastating loss - and straight into her most disturbing case yet.

On Halloween night, a local MP is found murdered. Beside the body is a taunting message in binary code, aimed directly at Kat:

Catch me if you can.

The victim was a vocal opponent of AI. The motive looks political. But as Kat investigates with her partner, AIDE Lock - the world’s first AI detective - the case spirals into something far more dangerous.

Then a cyberattack takes down the National Grid.

With the country in chaos and lives on the line, Kat and Lock must track a killer who is always one step ahead. But in a world of deepfakes, deception and digital ghosts, instinct is no longer enough.

Kat must decide whether to trust the one thing she still fears most: her AI partner.

Because this time, Lock may not just be solving the case.

He may be changing what it means to be human.

Can Kat stop a killer before the lights go out for good?

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