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THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK AND INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

You can save hundreds of lives.
Or the one that matters most . . .

'A NAIL-BITER OF A THRILLER' SHARI LAPENA
'HYPNOTICALLY GOOD' LEE CHILD
'FEELS LIKE A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE' LISA JEWELL
'THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER' SUN

The atmosphere on board the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric. Celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class, and the world is watching the landmark journey.

Flight attendant Mina is trying to focus on the passengers, instead of her troubled five-year-old daughter back at home - or the cataclysmic problems in her marriage.

But soon after the plane takes off, Mina receives a chilling anonymous note. Someone wants to make sure the plane never reaches its destination. They're demanding her cooperation . . . and they know exactly how to get it.

It's twenty hours to landing.
A lot can happen in twenty hours . . .

'The queen of nail-biting suspense' IRISH INDEPENDENT

'Utterly riveting, with so many jaw-dropping twists and turns' LUCY FOLEY

'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

'A stunning twist' LITERARY REVIEW

'Mackintosh has raised her game' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW

'Heart-stopping' CRIME FICTION MONTHLY

Critics Review

Hypnotically 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
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

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