The Confessions

<p><b>*A <i>Guardian</i> crime and thriller book of the year for 2025*</b><br><b>*A <i>New Scientist </i>best new science fiction book of November 2025*</b><br><br>LLIAM, what do I want for dinner?<br>LLIAM, how can I get a better job?<br>LLIAM, should I kill my husband?<br><br><b>'Superb.' <i>Guardian</i><br></b><b>'An absolute belter.' Sarah Pinborough</b><br><b>'Clever, fast-paced, and deeply unsettling.’ Guy Morpuss, author of </b><i><b>Five Minds</b></i><br><br>AI bot LLIAM powers society – but today, he went offline. Shops shut, planes were grounded, and Kaitlan Goss, CEO of LLIAM’s parent company, has to fix it.<br><br>Then letters from LLIAM arrive: identical white envelopes, confessing people’s darkest secrets to their loved ones.<br><br>Kaitlan races to find Maud Brooks, the only person who can bring LLIAM back online and stem the tide of societal breakdown. But Maud received a letter, too – about Kaitlan.<br><br>LLIAM, how do I save the world?<br><br><b>'A top-notch technothriller.' <i>LA Times</i></b><br><b>'Brilliant and timely . . . Should be required reading.' Roger McNamee, author of <i>Zucked </i>and former mentor to Mark Zuckerberg</b><br><b>‘There is no keener observer of Silicon Valley sociopaths than Paul Bradley Carr.’ Yasha Levine author of <i>Surveillance Valley</i></b><br><br><b>PRAISE FOR PAUL BRADLEY CARR</b><br>'For a cautionary tale, everyone cites Paul Bradley Carr.' <i>Sunday Times</i><br>'Uproarious and brilliant.' <i>Wired</i><br>'One of the feistiest writers on the beat.' <i>Guardian</i></p>