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The Chosen Ones

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Chosen Ones by Howard Linskey, read by Kieran Bew.

Eva Dunbar wakes in a large metal box. She has no idea who has taken her. She has no way out...

Eva isn't the first young woman to disappear. Detective Ian Bradshaw, heading up the search, has no leads - and precious little time.

When at last a body is found, the police hope the tragic discovery might at least provide a clue that will help them finally find the kidnapper.

But then they identify the body - and realise the case is more twisted than they ever imagined...

"Dark, clever and engrossing - will grip crime readers the world over" - CL Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Fear

"A living nightmare. The darkest of dark-edged thrillers" - Paul Finch, Sunday Times bestselling author of Strangers

"Gripping from the first page, a thrilling read full of twists and turns to keep the reader hooked from start to finish - a total sleep-stealer!" - LJ Ross

Critics Review

From the brilliant first chapter to the heart-in-mouth ending, Howard Linskey has created a dark, clever and engrossing tale that will grip crime readers the world over.
CL Taylor, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Fear
This story will cause nightmares, it is that good
Daily Mail
It casts a whole new - and deeply disturbing - light on the case and makes you desperate to know the truth
Woman
Wholly satisfying - twists and turns, a devilish, complex plot that is masterfully woven, and a cast of interesting, likeable characters. I breezed through it in one day
P. J. Tracy
The Chosen Ones is a classy, dark and compelling thriller. Linskey's writing is, as always, a joy to read; original, taut and entirely unputdownable
Isabel Ashdown
Cops and journalists - two professions very close to my heart, and once again Linskey pitches them into a living nightmare. The darkest of dark-edged thrillers.
Paul Finch
Gripping from the first page, a thrilling read full of twists and turns to keep the reader hooked from start to finish - a total sleep-stealer!
LJ Ross
Insanely gripping - Linskey has played an absolute blinder! The Chosen Ones is totally unmissable
Angela Clarke
Dark and creepy with intrigue galore - an exceptional page-turner that I raced through
Mel Sherratt
Author Howard Linskey
Narrator Kieran Bew
Duration 10 hours and 28 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405937740
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Psychological thriller
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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