This sci-fi thriller is set in the near future where fully automated driving cars are close to mandatory and non-autonomous vehicles are expected to be banned within the decade. Will you trust your car fully? You know the argument that AI can be quite dangerous.  The government has information on you, but how much and how will they use this information? What if that info falls into the wrong hands? What if the government IS the wrong hands?
8 passengers are in their own cars when suddenly they are no longer traveling to the destination they expected. Doors are locked, blacked out windows and a stranger’s voice comes on to tell them that they will die in the next 2.5 hours.  5 jurors are expected to determine who lives and dies in that group and this is broadcast to the rest of the world who turns out to be the 6th juror. This easily leads to mob mentality: “When people are part of a mob, they stop being individuals…”
You’ll question your own morals and the morals of others around you.  Can you decide who lives or dies? With limited information, can you decide if one person’s value is worthy over another? If you don’t decide soon, everyone will die. People will portray themselves a certain way and hide their secrets when their lives are on the line.
This book is fast paced, exciting and fascinating. I read it within 24 hrs and immediately I want to dive into Marrs other books, The One and The Lies Between Us right away. He alludes a few times to his 2018 book, The One several times. I really MUST know if Marrs is going to be one of my new favorite thrillers author!