The Captive
- Author Deborah O'Connor
- Narrator Ed Hughes, Rose Robinson
- Publisher Bonnier Books UK
- Publish Date 22 December 2020
- Run Time 10 hours and 30 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and criminology, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues, Psychological thriller, Romantic suspense, Sentencing and punishment, Speculative fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Violent crimes.
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What to expect
'Part thriller, part dark, unpredictable love story. A GRIPPING page-turner' ADELE PARKS, Platinum Magazine
'INGENIOUS. A smart, pacy and highly entertaining thriller' T.M. LOGAN
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Hannah knows the cage intimately. Small, the size of a shopping centre parking space. A bed, a basin, a table and chair. A hatch and metal drawer through which to exchange food and other items.
Then there's him. Always there on the edges of her vision, no matter how hard she tries to block him out.
Every day, the same thoughts run through Hannah's mind:
What if he speaks to me?
What if he hurts me?
What if he gets out?
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Everyone is talking about Deborah O' Connor and THE CAPTIVE...
'Oh my god, its FANTASTIC! Highly original, thrilling and emotional, The Captive is set to be one of the best books of 2021. I ADORED it' JO SPAIN
'The perfect concept. The perfect execution. The perfect book' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'This original concept thriller is SO GOOD' Heat magazine
'Readers will become totally HOOKED within pages of starting this hugely original and entertaining thriller' Irish Independent
'Highly ORIGINAL' Daily Mail
'This GRIPPING page-turner has a terrifying concept at its heart. Part thriller, part a dark, unpredictable love story, it asks some big questions about crime and punishment. Tense and disturbing, I think it would spark great book club debate' ADELE PARKS, Platinum Magazine
'Stunning. Staggeringly original, chilling, ELECTRIFYING. I raced through the final chapters with my heart in my mouth' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of We Begin at the End
'With an ARRESTING beginning, this dystopian tale draws the reader in immediately...the story rattles along at a cracking pace' Woman & Home
'A super-smart, sophisticated and highly original tale which packs a POWERFUL punch on so many levels. Entertaining, fast-paced and clever, The Captive will hold you prisoner right through to the shocking dénouement' Lancashire Post
'KILLER CONCEPT, brilliantly realised and beautifully, satisfyingly plotted. I loved it' AMANDA MASON
'A great concept. Impressive, compelling storytelling as well as a FANTASTIC mystery' GYTHA LODGE
'Original, deft, and clever, The Captive certainly had me in its vice-like grip throughout' PHOEBE MORGAN
Critics Review
Brilliantly compelling . . . original, timely and very very hard to put down.
Dark and unpredictable.
Searingly relevant, at times uncomfortably truthful, a page turner . . . But more than all that, the writing, the writing, the writing . . . I loved every word.
An absolute triumph. Dark, uncompromising but full of heart. It gave me goosebumps.
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