Everything is Under Control

In a terrifying near-future, citizens are given a rating according to their attainment of personal happiness – only the highest rated have access to the best jobs, housing and other perks, such as parenthood.

Juliette and Néo Lanhéry are the ideal couple – in love, young and attractive, wealthy business executives. All they are missing is a child, so they show off their carefully curated happy life on social media, determined to earn enough points to become parents. But their desire to have a child at all costs sends them into a spiral of murder and lies…

Expanding on the universe he conceived of in Alfie, with its intrusive AI home assistant system, Christopher Bouix scrutinizes a society under strict control, the insidious effects of social media, and what happens when the law intervenes with happiness. Everything Is Under Control is a dark and satirical page-turner, filled with exhilarating twists and turns. Bouix’s commentary is disturbingly relevant but impossible to put down.