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floor, but the elevator
proceeds, non-stop, to the top.
Once there, it stops for a few
seconds, and then plummets
right to the bottom of the
shaft. It appears to be a
horrific, random tragedy. But
it happens again on Tuesday
in a different Manhattan
skyscraper. And when
Wednesday brings yet another
high-rise catastrophe, one of
the most vertical cities in the
world - and the nation’s capital
of media, finance, and
entertainment - is plunged
into chaos. Clearly, this is
anything but random...
endless frozen night; the
other, nothing but burning
sun. Only in a slim twilit
region can life survive. In an
isolationist Britain, Ellen
receives a letter from a dying
man. It contains a powerful
and dangerous secret. One
that those in power will kill to
conceal. This is being spoken
of as a high-concept, utterly
original, debut future-shock
thriller which envisages a
world on the edge of
catastrophe.
The Guest List (l), by Lucy Foley, is the brand new thriller from
the Sunday Times (UK newspaper) bestselling author of The
Hunting Party. Guests are called to a remote island off the Irish
coast to celebrate the wedding of the year, the marriage of Jules
and Will. Everything has been meticulously planned, the scene
is set, old friends are back together. It should be the perfect
day. Until the discovery of a body signals the perfect murder. A
groom with a secret. A bridesmaid with a grudge. A plus one
with motive. A best man with a past. It could be any, it could be
all. But one guest will not make it out alive.
The Last Day (l), by Andrew Hunter Murray, features a world
half in darkness, and a secret Ellen Hopper must bring to light.
It is 2059. The world has stopped turning. One half suffers an
The Snakes (p), by Sadie
Jones, centres on recently
married Bea and Dan. To
escape London, UK, for a few precious months, they drive
through France and visit Bea’s dropout brother Alex at the
hotel he runs in Burgundy. Disturbingly, they find him all
alone and the ramshackle hotel deserted, apart from the nest of
snakes in the attic. When Alex and Bea’s parents make a
surprise visit, Dan cannot understand why Bea is so appalled;
Liv and Griff Adamson are charming, and very rich. Maybe
Bea is ashamed of him, or maybe she regrets the secrets she
has been keeping. Tragedy strikes suddenly, brutally, and in its
aftermath the family is stripped back to its rotten core, and
now neither Bea nor Alex can escape.
Key: (p) paperback (l) hardback/large paperback depending
on availability.
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