The Abolition of Death

Dreary, dated and lame, this “thriller” is a lacking in both narrative drive and credibility from the start. Set in two unnamed Eastern European countries in the 70's, it features a totalitarian country where everything is “District 33” and Town “N” and Road 132. Felt like a seventies British TV show. Dull and lifeless. Anderson's Inspector Wilkins pastiches of Golden Age mysteries were fun, but this is below even the Murder She Wrote novelizations he did. Dreadful.