The Last Exit is the first in Michael Kaufman's near-future Jen Lu mystery series. I haven't read either of the books in this series, but have read (and reviewed) other books from publisher Crooked Lane, and they've been professionally done.
The Last Exit is on sale right now in the US and UK, and discountable at Kobo.
Kindle US, $1.99:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0871KQGZX
Kobo US, $1.99:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-last-exit
Kindle UK, £0.79:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0871KQGZX
Kobo UK, £0.99, discountable:
https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-last-exit
Spoiler:
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Set in Washington D.C. in the near future, climate change has hit hard, fires are burning, unemployment is high, and controversial longevity treatments are only available to the very rich. Enter resourceful young police detective, Jen B. Lu, and her 'partner', Chandler, a SIM implant in her brain and her instant link to the Internet and police records, and constant voice inside her head. He's an inquisitive tough guy, with a helluva sense of humor and his own ideas about solving crimes.
As a detective in the Elder Abuse unit, Jen is supposed to be investigating kids pushing their aging parents to "exit" so they are eligible to get the longevity drug. But what really has her attention are the persistent rumors about Eden, an illegal version of the longevity drug, and the bizarre outbreak of people aging almost overnight, then suddenly dying--is this all connected? Is Big Pharma involved?
When Jen's investigations of Eden take her too close to the truth, she is suspended, Chandler is deactivated, and her boyfriend is freaked out by "the thing inside her brain." This leaves Jen to pursue a very dangerous investigation all by herself.
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