51% by Matt Witten

Set in the future of America where five major syndicates rule America. They own the government and many of the citizens. Everything is privatized, and police must raise their own funds to investigate crime. Fingerprints, forensics all need to be paid for with money raised through donations or sponsorship. Everything comes at a cost. College might cost 10% of your wages for seven years, a major surgery 20%. Once you owe 51%, the syndicate owns you as an indentured servant for the rest of your life, and you are chipped so they can keep track of you.

When a woman is found beaten and driven over multiple times, old fashion detective Juke O’Keefe believes all victims deserve to have their killers found. He fights an uphill battle until he finds evidence that this might be the work of a member of the resistance. One of the syndicate case managers, with the help of a powerful AI will use O’Keefe to try to stop the resistance's latest attack: the removal of the chips in a group of 51 percenters.

The concept is wild, yet in today's world, believable. The action is non-stop, and the world-building is top-notch. Witten has produced a prolific story that echoes Orwell’s 1984 which could very well be mankind’s future.