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Murder she imagined: The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami reviewed

The Moroccan-born American writer’s fifth novel is set in a US where algorithmic policing has halved gun deaths and despite the loss of liberty the majority are happy with the bargain

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EXPLORE THE ISSUE 05 April 2025
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  • The Dream Hotel

    Laila Lalami

    Bloomsbury Circus, pp. 323, £16

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