“After Dark” by Jayne Cowie (2022)

“When I was a young woman at the police training academy, I learned two important things.”

You’d think after reading a dystopian horror and having to immediately go into a Wodehouse, I’d have learnt to keep it light for a bit. No, apparently not, here’s another thriller.

At some point in the near future, the laws have changed and women now hold the power. They’ve taken over workplaces, public spaces and the government, and no longer fear crossing a park at night or walking home alone. With the C...