Doug Nevin needed a job. The United States needed to control the rising cost of health care. It seemed like a perfect match.

In exchange for a few clever murders each month, Doug could live the life he always dreamed of. His kids are happy. His wife is compliant and the people who can’t really afford to get sick just die. It’s a simple concept. Really.

The Claims Adjuster is a true American thriller with a touch of politics and a hint of debauchery.

The Killer App is set in a future generation where Britain is crippled by an ageing population, and the associated spiralling costs of pension, health and social care. The new Prime Minister, Robert Hand, pledged to strip-search the country’s finances, as well as funding research and innovation, to remedy the situation. He teams up with Bill Haugan, a ruthless American businessman with a penchant for pushing the boundaries, and Janet Icks, a hard-working genetic scientist wedded to her laboratory.

On top of the snow-covered pistes around Davos, Switzerland, the unlikely trio hatch a killer experiment designed to revolutionise society. They all have their own personal interests in the proposal – Hand wants the public vote for solving the demographic imbalance, Icks is keen to test her research to transfer DNA after death, while Haugan has designs on expanding his empire – yet the worlds of politics, big business and science become uncomfortable bedfellows in a bid to rebalance the population.