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Book Review: Extremity – Nicholas Binge

Book Review: Extremity – Nicholas Binge

by Nicole Sweeney ♥ 0 Leave a Comment


Release date: September 16 2025
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages: 176
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Source: The publisher kindly sent me a copy of this book to review
Rating: 4.25/5 stars

Synopsis

When once-renowned police detective Julia Torgrimsen is brought out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of Bruno Donaldson, a billionaire she worked with whilst undercover, she doesn’t expect to find two bodies. Both are Bruno–identical down to the fingerprints–and both have been shot.

As the investigation sucks her back into the macabre world of London’s rich elite, she finds herself on the hunt for a mysterious assassin who has been taking out the wealthy one by one. But when she finally catches up with her quarry, she unveils an entire world of secrets: impossible documents about future stock market crashes, photographs of dead clones, and a clandestine time-travelling conspiracy so insidious it might just mean the extinction of the entire human race.

If Julia is to have any chance of preventing this terrible future, she’ll have to revisit her own past, the terrible choices she made undercover, and the brutal act that destroyed her once legendary career.

Review

Nicholas Binge is back with a fast-paced science fiction novella that follows ex police detective Julia Torgrimsen as she teams up with a newly recruited constable to uncover who has murdered billionaire Bruno Donaldson. When they discover two bodies – both with the exact same fingerprints – the two become entangled in an investigation into London’s elite and a conspiracy that could destroy life as they know it.

Ascension by Nicholas Binge was one of my favourite reads of 2023, so I was very excited to get to this. The book is less than 200 pages, and I ended up racing through it in a single sitting. This is a gripping and entertaining read that I didn’t want to put down. Binge has created a really compelling plot that is executed so well. If you enjoy police procedurals but with a sci-fi twist, Extremity should definitely be on your TBR.

The story is told from three different POVs, and I thought that worked really well. I really liked Julia; I thought she was a brilliant character. I thought the story came to a really interesting conclusion, and I would love to read another book following the same characters. If you’re looking for a compelling novella that’s full of tension, action, and mystery, that is one you do not want to miss!