A Courtesy Call

Darren Brown has a good heart. He also has everything else: an intimidating education, a fine apartment, doting—if feuding and occasionally overbearing—parents, and a bright future. Well aware of his good fortune, Darren is known to be outspoken on radio, a voice for justice. On discovering a body on his doorstep, the student immediately calls the police. Their response appals him and it’s left to Darren to ensure some small recompense for the victim. But Darren has not only caught the attention of like-minded activists and hopeful suitors. His every action is scrutinised. An entire organisation watches.

Darren Brown has been tagged.

Set in the Four Free Areas, a technologically advanced world where Gods watch from rivers and fantastical arts are practiced by wizards and priests, A Courtesy Call is the sixth instalment of the story cycle Treading Twisted Lines with Darren, Maddi, and Kai.