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Book SynopsisTHE EMOTIONAL, JAW-DROPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THRILLER.
AND DON''T MISS CLARE''S NEW BOOK OTHER PEOPLE''S HOUSES - OUT NOW.
''Hypnotically good'' LEE CHILD
''Jaw-dropping twists'' LUCY FOLEY
''The book of the summer'' SUN
It''s twenty hours to landing. A lot can happen in twenty hours . . .
You''re on board the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney. It''s a landmark journey, and the world is watching.
Shortly after take-off, you receive a chilling anonymous note.
There are people on this plane intent on bringing it down - and you''re the key to their plan.
You''d never help them, even if your life depended on it.
But they have your daughter . . . So now you have to choose.
DO YOU SAVE HUNDREDS OF LIVES? OR THE ONE THAT MATTERS MOST?
''Feels like a blockbuster movie'' LISA JEWELL
''The queen of nail-biting suspense'' IRISH INDEPENDENT
''A nail-biter of a thriller'' SHARI LAPENA
''A rip-roaring finale'' GUARDIAN
''Propulsive - will have you questioning what would you do? at every turn'' KARIN SLAUGHTER
''Mackintosh is a pro'' NEW YORK TIMES
''Taking the locked room mystery to a new, white-knuckle extreme, this is electrifying'' HEAT
''When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn''t mess around'' LINWOOD BARCLAY
''An incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
''A thrilling rollercoaster of a story. It''ll leave you breathless'' JANE FALLON
''A smart pay-off'' THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS FOR JUNE
''A tense, convincing, nail-biter of a thriller'' ADELE PARKS, PLATINUM MAGAZINE
''A banger of a book with a truly agonising what would you do?'' RUTH WARE
''A thrilling, chilling gut-punch of a book'' RED
''Why did no one warn me how bloody addictive it is?'' TAMMY COHEN
''I dare anyone to read this high-octane, tense thriller on a flight'' PRIMA
''I got wrong-footed, then I got whiplash! Mind-blowing'' SANDIE JONES
''The year''s most intriguing high-concept plot'' DAILY EXPRESS
''Full of mystery, tension and emotion. An incredible thriller'' ALLIE REYNOLDS
''Buckle up for some edge-of-your-plane-seat action'' FABULOUS
Trade ReviewHypnotically good -- LEE CHILD
Mackintosh builds [the] dilemma into
a rip-roaring finale * GUARDIAN *
Tightly plotted, tense and with an
unexpected twist, it's
the book of the summer * SUN *
An
utterly riveting read - with
so many jaw-dropping twists and turns you won't dare unfasten your seatbelt -- LUCY FOLEY
A
nail-biter of a thriller with an
unexpected gut-punch at the end - a
fantastic read! -- SHARI LAPENA
Taking the locked room mystery to a new,
white-knuckle extreme, this is electrifying * HEAT *
Feels like a
blockbuster movie; edge of seat, nail biting, propulsive, compulsive, thrilling and
just so beautifully done -- LISA JEWELL
A
propulsive read - Hostage will have you questioning 'what would
you do?' at every turn -- KARIN SLAUGHTER
I dare anyone to read this
high-octane, tense thriller on a flight * PRIMA *
When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn't mess around . . .
A true page-turner that will have producers lining up with movie offers -- LINWOOD BARCLAY
A
thrilling, chilling gut punch of a book * RED *
A
thrilling rollercoaster of a story.
It'll leave you
breathless -- JANE FALLON
This is an incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *
Always a compelling storyteller, ex-cop Clare Mackintosh has devised
the year's most intriguing high-concept plot * DAILY EXPRESS *
A
smart pay-off * THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS FOR JUNE *
The
ultimate modern take on the classic locked-room thriller . . . proves why [Mackintosh] is
the queen of nail-biting suspense * IRISH INDEPENDENT *
A
tense, convincing, nail-biter of a thriller -- ADELE PARKS * PLATINUM MAGAZINE *
A
banger of a book with a
truly agonising 'what would you do?' -- RUTH WARE
We're right there with Mina as she agonizes over what to do.
Mackintosh is a pro * NEW YORK TIMES *
Chilling! * BELLA *
Why did no one warn me how bloody
addictive it is? -- TAMMY COHEN
Buckle up for some
edge-of-your-plane-seat action with this
read-in-one-sitting thriller! * SUN ON SUNDAY, FABULOUS MAGAZINE *
Hostage has everything:
fascinating characters,
amazing writing,
perfect pace, full of
mystery, tension and emotion.
An incredible thriller -- ALLIE REYNOLDS
I am still on the floor! I thought I knew where it was going, then I got
wrong-footed, then I got
whiplash! A
mind-blowing read -- SANDIE JONES
A
truly gripping and terrifying story * WOMAN'S WEEKLY *
Fasten your seatbelts.
Hostage is a
white-knuckle ride that
takes the classic locked-room thriller airborne . . .
Gripping * HERALD *
Surprising twists propel the story to an unexpected finale.
Mackintosh has raised her game * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW *
A
chilling read that
you won't want to put down * CLOSER *
Page after page of
unrelenting suspense . . . hard to put down as readers are willingly lured on by
one plot twist after another . . . A
gifted writer with a
captivating voice * NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS *
Clare Mackintosh has an
enviable talent for creating credible families and putting them in
enough jeopardy to make the story fly while
stirring up emotions of all kinds * LITERARY REVIEW *
Heart-stopping * CRIME FICTION MONTHLY *
An impossible situation which Clare Mackintosh tackles
masterfully * WOMAN'S WAY *
The
queen of intensely paced thrillers is back with another
gripping read * NEW *
Incredibly gripping, incredibly brilliant and
incredibly frightening . . . Definitely one of my
reads of the year * NB MAGAZINE *
The most
perfectly fabulous holiday read . . .
clever yet
entertaining,
thoughtful yet
provocative * LOVEREADING *
Fasten seatbelts for a
deliciously turbulent ride with an ace story pilot! * PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH *
So
tense you'll feel you're on board -
get ready for this thrill ride * REAL PEOPLE *
Keeps the reader
guessing until the final chapter * EAST ANGLIAN DAILY TIMES *
Clare Mackintosh is one of the most reliably excellent authors of domestic thrillers ...
I read this book so, so quickly - it was hard to put down and one of those books that made it a real challenge to not flick to the end to see what was going to happen * BOOKBRUNCH *
