THE ULTIMATE CHOICE

A nail-biting thriller in the vein of The Hunger Games and V for Vendetta, a spirited young mother must bring down a tyrannical government in order to save herself, and the life of her illegally born son.

Worldwide overpopulation. Legalised suicide. A government dedicated to reducing citizen numbers. And a woman who is sentenced to death, but refuses to be culled.

Cassie O’Neil broke the law: she had sex before marriage. After learning she was pregnant, she hid from everyone and gave birth alone. Now she must give her life in exchange for the baby she illegally produced.
She chooses a game show, The Ultimate Choice, for her suicide. Watched by millions, she questions contestants, one of whom will receive her organs when the public choose the winner. Halfway through the show, and finding a will to live she didn’t realise she had, Cassie changes her mind, dodges security, and goes on the run.

Hungry and forced to steal to survive, Cassie raids one of the government-run greenhouses. She disturbs a dissident group. Their leader, Dan, takes Cassie in and forces her to help sabotage a laboratory. But the virus they destroy is far more important than any of them realise. Captured by the police, they are taken to a secret government installation. The Prime Minister arrives and he’s furious – he had plans for the virus… a cull of the population. He forces them to accept a mission and Cassie will eventually have to make the decision she's force to make the decision she’s been running from for so long.

Lisa C Hinsley’s career has been varied, working as an architectural technician, a pet sitter, a pharmacy supervisor and most recently a carer/companion for elderly ladies, all the while writing when she can. Lisa grew up in England, Scotland, and America. She now lives on the Wirral, in northwest England, with her husband, three children, and four cats.