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The Entrepreneur: A Completely Gripping Psychological Thriller
by Louise WorthingtonOne million pounds. Five contestants. A killer among them. Five strangers are brought together on a reality TV show, The Entrepreneur, to win a cash prize that could change their lives forever. When the five contestants move into a remote house and filming begins, their business plans are unveiled. But when one contestant wins a task by selling murderabilia, it sets in motion a chain of events that will test the sanity of each contender and put them all in danger. When one of the participants is found dead, it becomes apparent that whoever is behind the killing has every intention of winning… What everyone is saying about The Entrepreneur: "This book keeps the reader guessing" "The Apprentice meets Big Brother" "A clever thriller with a story within the story" " Reality tv, sex, murder! This book has it all." The Entrepreneur is a brilliantly dark and gripping psychological thriller. It's the perfect read for fans of authors like S.E. Lynes, Clare Mackintosh and Lisa Jewell. Louise Worthington is also the author of the critically acclaimed psychological thriller Rachel's Garden.
The Envelope
by R. Sue OlesonCarol Long has a life most people only dream of - a large estate in a gated community, designer clothes, a luxury sports car, and high-ranking status on society’s ladder. But Carol isn’t happy; in fact, she suspects her very handsome and very successful husband is cheating on her. Soon after she hires a private investigator to find proof of his indiscretions, Doug Long turns up dead, and Carol finds herself accused of his murder.<P><P> Enter Detective Ben Anderson - a strictly no-nonsense and by-the-book cop. When Ben crosses paths with the beautiful and wealthy Mrs. Long, he doubts her story from the start. But when they are thrust together in a turn of events, he soon finds himself lusting after his latest murder suspect, causing him to doubt his own instincts. Just how far will Ben be willing to go in his quest for the truth? Will he cross the line of the law, risking his entire career - and maybe even his own life - to save her?
The Envoy (William Catesby)
by Edward Wilson"The Envoy", Edward Wilson's second novel, will prove familiar territory for fans on "A River in May". The setting is 1950s London, at the height of the Cold War. Kit Fournier is ostensibly a senior diplomat at the US embassy in Grosvenor Square who is also CIA Chief of Station. With the arms race looming large Kit goes undercover to meet with his KGB counterpart to pass on secret information about British spies. In a world where truth means deception and love means honey trap, sexual blackmail and personal betrayal are essential skills. As a H-bomb apocalypse hangs over London, Kit Fournier faces a crisis of the soul. The unveiling of his own dark personal secret proves more deadly than his coded dispatches. This sophisticated novel will have you turning pages until its gripping denouement.
The Envy of the Stranger
by Caroline GrahamSomeone's watching. Someone's waiting.The perfect life will always come at a price . . . From the author of the Midsomer Murders novels comes a spine-chilling domestic thriller about jealousy and revenge. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Sophie Hannah and A. J. Finn.Roz Gilmour is a happy woman with two children, a loving husband, a successful career as a local radio presenter and a comfortable home in North London. Sometimes she can't believe just how fortunate she is. But a woman who has everything has everything to lose, and Roz's luck is about to change... Not everybody is as content as Roz Gilmour. There are people who dislike her - if only because of the apparent ease and success with which she lives her life. And one of them is insane. A fame-hungry stranger whom Roz has unwittingly snubbed. A man who is dangerously delusional and spiralling out of control. A man who will stop at nothing to get his revenge. Whatever it takes . . .Praise for Caroline Graham's novels'Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie' The Sunday Times'One to savour' Val McDermid'Swift, tense and highly alarming' Times Literary Supplement'Lots of excellent character sketches . . . and the dialogue is lively and convincing' Independent
The Envy of the Stranger
by Caroline GrahamSomeone's watching. Someone's waiting.The perfect life will always come at a price . . . From the author of the Midsomer Murders novels comes a spine-chilling domestic thriller about jealousy and revenge. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Sophie Hannah and A. J. Finn.Roz Gilmour is a happy woman with two children, a loving husband, a successful career as a local radio presenter and a comfortable home in North London. Sometimes she can't believe just how fortunate she is. But a woman who has everything has everything to lose, and Roz's luck is about to change... Not everybody is as content as Roz Gilmour. There are people who dislike her - if only because of the apparent ease and success with which she lives her life. And one of them is insane. A fame-hungry stranger whom Roz has unwittingly snubbed. A man who is dangerously delusional and spiralling out of control. A man who will stop at nothing to get his revenge. Whatever it takes . . .Praise for Caroline Graham's novels'Simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie' The Sunday Times'One to savour' Val McDermid'Swift, tense and highly alarming' Times Literary Supplement'Lots of excellent character sketches . . . and the dialogue is lively and convincing' Independent
The Enzo Files Omnibus
by Peter May* THE GRIPPING ENZO MACLEOD OMNIBUS *Extraordinary People - Ex forensic scientist Enzo Macleod is employed to solve the ten-year-old case of a missing Frenchman. Armed with modern technology and a total disregard for the justice system. The Critic - Beneath the tranquil façade of French viticulture lurks a back-stabbing community riddled with rivalry - and someone who is ready to stop him even if they have to kill again. Blacklight Blue - Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Enzo Macleod is running out of time to crack the most confounding of unsolved French murders. Freeze Frame - This tiny isle off the coast of Brittany is the scene of a murder left shrouded in mystery and grief. Blowback - Footprints in the snow lead to the murder scene of Marc Fraysse, France's most celebrated chef - brutally shot before he could make the revelation of his career. Seven years on and the mystery still raw, Enzo Macleod, forensic investigator, forays into the heated world of haute cuisine to uncover bitter feuds and a burning secret. Cast Iron - In 1989, a killer dumped the body of twenty-year-old Lucie Martin into a picturesque lake in the West of France. Fourteen years later, during a summer heatwave, a drought exposed her remains. No one was ever convicted of her murder. But now, forensic expert Enzo Macleod is reviewing this stone-cold case - the toughest of those he has been challenged to solve. The Night Gate - In a sleepy French village, the body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree. A week later a famous art critic is viciously murdered in a nearby house. The deaths occurred more than seventy years apart. Spanning three generations, taking us from war-torn London, the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, Berlin and Vichy France, to the deadly enemy facing the world in 2020. 'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May' New York Journal of Books
The Epictetus Club: Lessons from the Walls
by Jeff TraylorTake a fascinating look inside the old Ohio Penitentiary as you follow a group of inmates who meet weekly under the tutelage of a lifer named Zeno in a group called the Epictetus Club. The inmates study the teachings of this Greek philosopher, and with the help of his ancient wisdom they meet the daily challenges of their lives. Learning to think outside the limits of their own literal walls as they struggle to redeem themselves, the club members show us how to think beyond our own self-imposed limitations and comfort zones.
The Epidemic: The Program; The Treatment; The Remedy; The Epidemic; The Adjustment; The Complication (Program #4)
by Suzanne YoungCan one girl help others find closure by slipping into the identities of their loved ones? Find out in this riveting sequel to The Remedy and companion to the New York Times bestselling The Program and The Treatment.In a world before The Program… Quinlan McKee&’s job as a closer taught her to read people and situations, even losing a bit of herself to do so. But she couldn&’t have guessed how her last case would bring down her entire world. Now, the only person Quinn has left is Deacon, her best friend and the love of her life. Except Deacon&’s been keeping secrets of his own, so Quinn sets out alone to find Arthur Pritchard, the doctor who&’s been trying to control her life. When Quinn finds Arthur&’s daughter, Virginia, she learns the truth about his motives. The good doctor believes Quinn is the first step to curing the growing epidemic of teen suicides. But how can Quinn trust someone who plays God with other people&’s memories? As Quinn struggles to hold onto her sense of self through world-upending revelations, she must separate truth from lies to make the best decision for everyone&’s future.
The Episode
by Richard PollackOnly yesterday, crusading reporter Daniel Cooper was a free man--free to ignore the limits of conventional journalism, free from the random attacks of epilepsy that anti-convulsant drugs had successfully suppressed for more than two decades. But today there's a dead man on Daniel's doorstep, a mysterious .45 in his apartment, and two detectives on his back. And his only hope for the future lies in reclaiming the 24 hours he has lost to "the episode." It seemed that nothing could stop Daniel Cooper and lawyer Calhoun Bledsoe from ferreting out the corruption and brutality behind New York City's biggest real estate deals--until a violent epileptic seizure stole one critical day of Daniel's life. Struggling back to consciousness, he opened his eyes to a nightmare he could neither recall nor forget: Billy Rourke, the goon hired by a Manhattan real estate baron to "clean out" buildings slated for gentrification, was a stone-cold corpse on Daniel's doorstep. Calhoun Bledsoe, Rourke's longtime nemesis and Daniel's muckraking sidekick, was gone without a trace. And the gun in Daniel's apartment was just the right size to have put deadly holes in Rourke's body. Could Daniel possibly have killed this man he hated so in a fit of epileptic rage--and not remember it? As far as the New York Police Department is concerned, the verdict is already in--even as Daniel and his feisty girlfriend, Kate, seek out the suddenly elusive Bledsoe. Did the cryptic phone call Kate received from Bledsoe hold the key to Rourke's murder? Their search leads to a drug-infested basement in Brooklyn's threatening Bedford-Stuyvesant, where another deadly surprise awaits. Against a background of poisonous duplicity and rampant greed, Daniel relentlessly pursues the answers to these questions, desperate to unravel what he suspects is a criminal conspiracy. All the while, he must deal with the crushing emotional blow of his first seizure in twenty-five years. Kate stands by him in his medical trauma, but even she finally begins to suspect he may have murdered Billy Rourke without realizing it. And the breathless, down-to-the-wire climax in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine does nothing to allay her fears. THE EPISODE is a taut, spellbinding detective story. But it is also a powerful medical thriller that probes deeply the still widely misunderstood realities of epilepsy, a malady the author has suffered from all his adult life. A brilliant fiction debut by a top-flight writer.
The Equals (The Ones #2)
by Daniel Sweren-BeckerWhat happens when your own government turns against you?The Equality Team continues to round up and subject The Ones—the 1% of the American population who were genetically engineered in vitro—to a vaccine that will level the playing field. Desperate to save her boyfriend James from this fate, Cody flees into the wild to seek assistance from a shadowy rebel group dedicated to equal rights for the Ones at any cost.But when she grows closer to a radical named Kai, she's brought deeper into the fold, only to realize the group's leader has a secret plan more dangerous than Cody could have imagined—something that could change the course of the Ones' future.Themes of justice, discrimination and terrorism mix with actual science to create a frightening version of our near future in Daniel Sweren-Becker's The Equals, the action-packed sequel to The Ones.An Imprint Book"Chilling and frighteningly real, The Ones leads us down a dark rabbit hole of scientific possibilities, fractured morality, and brutal consequences. It forces the question: If perfection becomes a liability, how far are we willing to go in the pursuit of it -- or to stop it?"—Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author ofThe Lovely Reckless"Like watching your favorite TV show, The Ones is a thrill ride with a new shock at every turn. You won't believe what happens next, and yet, you should. Because this reality is all too possible." —Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Isle of the Lost and the forthcoming Something In Between“A gripping and cautionary tale. A thrilling read.” —Brendan Reichs, New York Times-bestselling coauthor of the Virals series."The basic premise for this captivating tale is much closer to practical concern than many might imagine. It is crucial that we visualize many possible scenarios like this one so that we can humanely respond to (or better yet anticipate) new technologies and the consequences for new babies. We hopefully will not punish the latter for the shortcomings of the former, and books like this will help us all engage with the key issues, technical and moral." —George Church, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and author of Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves
The Equinox
by MJ Preston&“For those looking for a throwback to the writings of Stephen King . . . The Equinox by MJ Preston . . . [brings] horror back to its core&” (Philip C. Perron, Dark Discussions Podcast). It has existed for centuries. A dark curse held captive by an ancient ritual, a creature of insatiable hunger possessing the ability to change shape at will. During the spring and fall equinox it would break through the walls, separating our worlds to feed. Now it walks among us, unrestrained, and very hungry. Daniel Blackbird has been chasing the murderous shapeshifter known as The Walker across North America for over a decade, obsessed with vengeance. As the Walker leaves a bloody trail of eviscerated victims in its wake, Blackbird finds himself drawn to the prairie town of Thomasville where a string of child murders is being investigated. There, the chief of police, David Logan has uncovered a mass grave in the cornfield of a local farmer named Stephen Hopper. Hopper has confessed, even identified the graves, but claims that he is merely the caretaker of this macabre burial ground and that a creature who he thinks is the devil is responsible. As Chief Logan grapples with the unthinkable, Blackbird sets out for the prairie town which, as the Equinox approaches, is destined to become a killing ground where cultures and worlds will collide . . . &“A tale that horrifies while dispensing generous dollops of Native American mysticism . . . an explosion of tension and violence.&” —Horror World
The Erasers (Books That Changed the World)
by Alain Robbe-GrilletThe first book from the French avant-gardist and author of Jealousy. &“Robbe-Grillet is the forerunner of a revolution in the novel&” (Claude Mauriac, cultural critic for Le Figaro). Alain Robbe-Grillet is internationally hailed as the chief spokesman for the nouveau roman and one of the great novelists of the twentieth century. The Erasers, his first novel, reads like a detective story but is primarily concerned with weaving and then probing a complete mixture of fact and fantasy. The narrative spans the twenty-four-hour period following a series of eight murders in eight days, presumably the work of a terrorist group. After the ninth murder, the investigation is turned over to a police agent—who may in fact be the assassin. Both an engrossing mystery and a sinister deconstruction of reality, The Erasers intrigues and unnerves with equal force as it pulls us along to its ominous conclusion. &“On the surface, and surface is the key word with this author, The Erasers is a mystery story, where a police agent named Wallas stalks an unknown assassin through a nameless puzzleboard Flemish town . . . Nothing is certain. The only thing the reader can be sure of is the laser precise detail in which all that isn&’t clear is described, catalogued and analyzed.&” —The Millions &“A haunting, mystifying evocation of a murder that will keep your attention riveted.&” —The Dallas Morning News Praise for Alain Robbe-Grillet &“I can think of no other writer who can render the banal so fearfully fantastic.&” —Books and Bookmen &“I doubt that fiction as art can any longer be seriously discussed without Robbe-Grillet.&” —The New York Times
The Erast Fandorin Mysteries: The Winter Queen, Turkish Gambit, Murder on the Leviathan (Erast Fandorin Mysteries #7)
by Boris AkuninTHE FIRST THREE VOLUMES IN THE BESTSELLING ERAST FANDORIN SERIES1 THE WINTER QUEEN'Think Tolstoy writing James Bond with the logical rigour of Sherlock Holmes' GUARDIANMoscow 1876. A young law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Moscow's Alexander Gardens. But this is no ordinary death, for the young man was the son of an influential industrialist and has left a considerable fortune.Erast Fandorin, a hotheaded new recruit to the Criminal Investigation Department, is assigned to the case.Brilliant, young, and sophisticated, Fandorin embarks on an investigation that will take him from the palatial mansions of Moscow to the seedy backstreets of London in his hunt for the conspirators behind this mysterious death.2 TURKISH GAMBIT'A popular hero to equal Sherlock Holmes and James Bond' THE TIMESThe Russo-Turkish war is at a critical juncture, and Erast Fandorin, broken-hearted and disillusioned, has gone to the front in an attempt to forget his sorrows. But Fandorin's efforts to steer clear of trouble are thwarted when he comes to the aid of Varvara Suvorova - a 'progressive' Russian woman trying to make her way to the Russian headquarters to join her fiancé.3 MURDER ON THE LEVIATHAN'Fandorin is a beautifully drawn character who more than lives up to comparisons with Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes' DAILY EXPRESSOn 15th March 1878 Lord Littleby, an English eccentric and collector, is found murdered in his Paris house together with nine members of his staff. A gold whale in the victim's hand leads Erast Fandorin to board the Leviathan, the world's largest steamship, as the murderer is one of the 142 first class passengers.Commissioner Gauche of the French police has narrowed down the suspects to ten, and they are forced to eat together at every meal time in the ship's Windsor Suite until 'the Crime of the Century' is solved. But is the murderer really at the table?
The Erection Set
by Mickey SpillaneDogeron Kelly was out to cut a bunch of big bad boys down to size - the size of a six-foot hole in the ground. And on the way, he had his own ideas of what to do with the beautiful babes they threw out as bait -- the kind of bait Kelly loved to gobble up.
The Erection Set (Murder Room #630)
by Mickey SpillaneDogeron Kelly, a walking bomb of a man, suddenly appears in elegant - and not so elegant - New York circles with a suitcase containing a quarter of a million dollars. There are rumours, but no one is certain where he, or the money, came from. It seems he is out to claim his inheritance - or is there something else he is after?Sharon Cass, for instance: a bright and beautiful girl with some very special gifts for the right man.Whatever it is, Dog Kelly isn't telling, but his search takes in a baronial old family manor, the higher reaches of international illegal trafficking, paid mobsters and the rich and famous ...
The Ernest Lamb Mysteries: The Blind Side, Who Pays the Piper?, and Pursuit of a Parcel (The Ernest Lamb Mysteries #3)
by Patricia WentworthThree intriguing World War II–era whodunits featuring the Scotland Yard detectives from the &“timelessly charming&” Miss Silver Mysteries (Charlotte MacLeod). Inspector Ernest Lamb and Det. Frank Abbott of Scotland Yard, who also made regular appearances in Patricia Wentworth&’s beloved Miss Silver mystery series, confront a range of villains—from greedy landlords to ruthless blackmailers to diabolical Nazi spies. The Blind Side: Lucy Craddock has lived at No. 7 Craddock House for years. But now she&’s about to be turned out of her home—by her own nephew. Since greedy Ross Craddock inherited the once-magnificent family estate, he has divided it into rented flats. But before he can boot out his aunt, he&’s found shot to death with his own revolver. With a mansion full of suspects, Inspector Lamb comes to the door. Who Pays the Piper?: Lucas Dale is not above blackmail to get what he wants—in this case another man&’s fiancée. Susan Lenox has no choice but to break off her engagement to up-and-coming architect Bill Carrick and agree to marry Dale—until he&’s found in his study with a bullet in his head. Now it&’s up to Inspector Lamb and Detective Abbott to construct a solid case. Pursuit of a Parcel: When a parcel from a double agent containing secrets the Nazis would love to get their hands on is delivered to a British law firm, an innocent woman becomes a pawn in a deadly game of international espionage, and Scotland Yard&’s Inspector Lamb and Detective Abbott—along with Frank Garrett of the Foreign Office—step in to solve a cold-blooded murder.
The Errand Boy: A Novel
by Don BredesA fast-paced novel of suspense, "The Errand Boy" is set in the green hills of Vermont, where nature's serenity masks currents of crime and brutal violence that only the locals can fathom.
The Escape
by Hannah JayneNot everyone who goes into the woods comes out....It was supposed to be a short hike, a way for Fletcher and Adam to kill time one boring afternoon. But when day turns into night and neither boy returns home, their town is thrown into turmoil. Search teams comb the forest. Then Avery, the police chief's daughter, stumbles on a body. It's Fletcher-disoriented, beaten, and covered in blood. He has no memory of the incident, and worse yet, he has no idea what happened to the still-missing Adam....As danger and suspicion grow, one thing becomes very clear: No one can escape the truth.
The Escape (John Puller Series #Bk. 3)
by David BaldacciDavid Baldacci is one of the world's most popular, widely read storytellers. In his blockbuster thrillers Zero Day and The Forgotten, he enthralled readers with John Puller. A combat veteran and special agent with the U.S. Army, Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But all his training, all his experience, all his skills will not prepare him for his newest case, one that will force him to hunt down the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked: his own brother.THE ESCAPEIt's a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None of its prisoners dream of escaping. They know it's impossible . . . until now.John Puller's older brother, Robert, was convicted of treason and national security crimes. His inexplicable escape from prison makes him the most wanted criminal in the country. Some in the government believe that John Puller represents their best chance at capturing Robert alive, and so Puller must bring in his brother to face justice.But Puller quickly discovers that his brother is pursued by others who don't want him to survive. Puller is in turn pushed into an uneasy, fraught partnership with another agent, who may have an agenda of her own.They dig more deeply into the case together, and Puller finds that not only are her allegiances unclear, but there are troubling details about his brother's conviction . . . and someone out there doesn't want the truth to ever come to light. As the nationwide manhunt for Robert grows more urgent, Puller's masterful skills as an investigator and strengths as a fighter may not be enough to save his brother-or himself.
The Escape (Quick Read #2014)
by Lynda La PlanteIs a change of identity all it takes to leave prison? Colin Burrows is desperate. Recently sent to prison for burglary, he knows that his four year sentence means that he will miss the birth of his first child. With his wife's due date fast approaching, he had hoped that the prison authorities would allow him to be present for the birth, but they have said no. Sharing a cell with Colin is Barry Marsden. Unlike most of the inmates, Barry actually likes prison life because he has come from a very difficult family and been in and out of a series of foster homes. In prison, he has three meals a day and he has discovered a talent for drawing. So he is upset that he will have to leave on parole soon. Sad to see his cellmate looking depressed, Barry hatches a plan to get Colin out of jail for the birth. It's a plan so crazy that either it will fail and get both men in deeper trouble, or it might just work. Bestselling author Lynda La Plante's exciting tale of one man's escape from jail is based on a true story.
The Escape Artist: A Zig And Nola Novel (Zig and Nola #1)
by Brad Meltzer<P>WHO IS NOLA BROWN? <P>Nola is a mystery Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. And on the run. <P>Zig works at Dover Air Force Base, helping put to rest the bodies of those who die on top-secret missions. Nola was a childhood friend of Zig's daughter and someone who once saved his daughter's life. So when Zig realizes Nola is still alive, he's determined to find her. Yet as Zig digs into Nola's past, he learns that trouble follows Nola everywhere she goes. <P>Nola is the U.S. Army's artist-in-residence-a painter and trained soldier who rushes into battle, making art from war's aftermath and sharing observations about today's wars that would otherwise go overlooked. On her last mission, Nola saw something nobody was supposed to see, earning her an enemy unlike any other, one who will do whatever it takes to keep Nola quiet. <P>Together, Nola and Zig will either reveal a sleight of hand being played at the highest levels of power or die trying to uncover the US Army's most mysterious secret-a centuries-old conspiracy that traces back through history to the greatest escape artist of all: Harry Houdini. <P><b> A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Escape Diaries
by Juliet RosettiIntroducing the hilarious new heroine, Mazie Maguire, in Juliet Rosetti's irresistible debut novel that follows the outrageous adventure of a woman on the run. Wrongly convicted of killing her philandering husband, Mazie Maguire is three years into her life sentence when fate intervenes--in the form of a tornado. Just like that, she's on the other side of the fence, running through swamps and cornfields, big box stores and suburban subdivisions. Hoping to find out who really murdered her husband, Mazie must stay a few steps ahead of both the law and her mother-in-law, who would like nothing better than to personally administer Mazie the death penalty via lethal snickerdoodle. With the Feds in hot pursuit and the national media hyping her story, Mazie stumbles upon a vast political conspiracy and a man who might just be worth a conjugal visit--if she survives. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: The Devil's Thief, Paradise Café, and The Perfect Catch.
The Escape Room: 'One of my favourite books of the year' LEE CHILD
by Megan GoldinWelcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive.In the lucrative world of Wall Street finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie and Sam are the ultimate high-flyers. Ruthlessly ambitious, they make billion-dollar deals and live lives of outrageous luxury. Getting rich is all that matters, and they'll do anything to get ahead.When the four of them become trapped in an elevator escape room, things start to go horribly wrong. They have to put aside their fierce office rivalries and work together to solve the clues that will release them. But in the confines of the elevator the dark secrets of their team are laid bare. They are made to answer for profiting from a workplace where deception, intimidation and sexual harassment thrive.Tempers fray and the escape room's clues turn more and more ominous, leaving the four of them dangling on the precipice of disaster. If they want to survive, they'll have to solve one more final puzzle: which one of them is a killer?Praise for The Escape Room:"High wire tension from the first moment to the last. Four ruthless people locked in a deadly game where victory means survival. Gripping and unforgettable!" Harlan Coben"Fantastic. One of my favourite books of the year." Lee Child"Amazing...a thriller set in an elevator [that explores] the vast territory of people's worst natures. A nightmarish look inside ourselves. Simply riveting." Louise Penny"A sharp, slick, utterly engrossing thriller. This knockout debut hooked me from the first page and didn't let go." Cristina Alger, USA Today bestselling author of The Banker's Wife
The Escape Room: A Novel
by Megan Goldin"One of my favorite books of the year." —Lee Child“Cancel all your plans and call in sick; once you start reading, you'll be caught in your own escape room—the only key to freedom is turning the last page!” —Kirkus Reviews (starred)"A sleek, well-crafted ride." —The New York TimesIn Megan Goldin's unforgettable debut, The Escape Room, four young Wall Street rising stars discover the price of ambition when an escape room challenge turns into a lethal game of revenge.Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive.In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. They’ve mastered the art of the deal and celebrate their success in style—but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost.Invited to participate in an escape room as a team-building exercise, the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a high rise building, eager to prove themselves. But when the lights go off and the doors stay shut, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary competition: they’re caught in a dangerous game of survival.Trapped in the dark, the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. But as the game begins to reveal the team’s darkest secrets, they realize there’s a price to be paid for the terrible deeds they committed in their ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. As tempers fray, and the clues turn deadly, they must solve one final chilling puzzle: which one of them will kill in order to survive?
The Escape: Book 1 (Henderson's Boys #1)
by Robert MuchamoreSummer, 1940.Hitler's army is advancing towards Paris, and millions of French civilians are on the run. Amidst the chaos, two British children are being hunted by German agents. British spy Charles Henderson tries to reach them first, but he can only do it with the help of a twelve-year-old French orphan.The British secret service is about to discover that kids working undercover will help to win the war.