Adrian McKinty

The Chain (eBook, ePUB)

The Award-Winning Suspense Thriller of the Year

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR CHILD BACK IS TO KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD
'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype' GUARDIAN
'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL

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YOUR PHONE RINGS.

A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD.

TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD.

YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM'S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD.

IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN:
YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED.

VICTIM. SURVIVOR. ABDUCTOR. CRIMINAL.
YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE.

YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN

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THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING THRILLER

Winner: Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
Winner: Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Fiction
Winner: International Thriller Writers Awards - Best Hardcover
Winner: Macavity Awards - Best International Crime Fiction
Winner: Barry Award - Thriller of the Year

*****

'A heart-stopping roller coaster'
DAILY MAIL

'The book everyone is talking about'
MIRROR

'Scary, plausible, gripping.'
IAN RANKIN

'You'll miss meals, sleep, and your stop on the bus - guaranteed.'
VAL McDERMID

'I writhed with the pain of withdrawal when I finished it. Deserves to be the popular hit of the year.'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Incredibly propulsive and original. You won't shake it for a long time.'
STEPHEN KING

'A masterpiece. You will never be able to forget it.'
DON WINSLOW

'A unique and unforgettable thriller. Breath-taking, breakneck, brilliant.'
MARK BILLINGHAM

'Striking, memorable, should be savoured.'
TANA FRENCH

'Explosively brilliant. Genuinely unputdownable. Terribly plausible'
OBSERVER

'I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime.'
STEVE CAVANAGH

'An electrifying thriller - one of the very best of its kind'
FIONA CUMMINS

'What a fantastic idea and perfectly written. I'm quite jealous.'
ANTHONY HOROWITZ

'Terrifying. Terrific.'
MICK HERRON

'THE CHAIN does for parenting what Gone Girl did for marriage. A must-read thriller.'
JAMES SWALLOW

'Diabolical, unnerving, relentless.'
DENNIS LEHANE

'Utterly brilliant'
ELLY GRIFFITHS

A 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' SELECTION FOR:
GUARDIAN
DAILY TELEGRAPH
AMAZON
EXPRESS
OBSERVER
TIME MAGAZINE

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781409189619
• Artikelnr.: 56826817

Autorenporträt

Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the Troubles of the 1970s and 1980s. His father was a boilermaker and ship's engineer and his mother a secretary. Adrian went to Oxford University on a full scholarship to study philosophy before emigrating to the United States to become a high school English teacher. His debut crime novel Dead I Well May Be was shortlisted for the 2004 Dagger Award and was optioned by Universal Pictures. His books have won the Edgar Award, the Ned Kelly Award, the Anthony Award, and the Barry Award and have been translated into over twenty languages. Adrian is a reviewer and critic for the Sydney Morning Herald, the Irish Times, and the Guardian. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

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A heart-stopping roller coaster Daily Mail