Broken Sum

By J P Kelly

Arthur Pendleton is drowning in the quiet desperation of modern Britain.
Stagnant wages. Crushing commutes. A mortgage hanging by a thread. A world that values him at zero.

Then, one rain-slicked morning at Clapham Junction, stretched beyond breaking point, Arthur snaps.

A single, violent act shatters his invisible life. But instead of panic, Arthur feels something terrifyingly new: clarity. A cold, humming core. A white-hot wire of pure rage.

Quitting his job. Igniting chaos. Facing the abyss. Arthur embarks on a one-man war against the broken machine of society, each calculated "correction" making him more dangerous. As his actions spiral, drawing in his shattered wife Sarah and vulnerable daughter Chloe, Arthur becomes an icon of rage - a prophet of collapse whispering a terrifying equation.

Is Arthur Pendleton a madman... or the terrifyingly lucid canary in the coal mine of a society fracturing at its core?

A blistering, unflinching modern thriller that plunges into the heart of societal pressure, mental health crisis, and the explosive moment when a man with nothing left to lose decides to tear it all down.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FC1457CY
• ISBN13: 9798286784790
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"