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The Hike
- Author
- Lucy Clarke
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 27 April 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 3.7 (11 reviews)
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What to expect
*The Sunday Times bestseller*
*DISCOVER YOUR NEXT ESCAPE WITH THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR*‘A tear-those-pages thriller’ ABIGAIL DEAN
‘Secrets galore’ DAILY MAIL
‘Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written’ GILLIAN McALLISTER
‘Queen of the destination thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
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THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKE
Seeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild – nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky.
THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEAR
But there’s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago. Now the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to keep their secrets buried – and to stop the group walking away alive . . .
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Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke’s destination thrillers:
‘Had me on the edge of my seat’ ★★★★★
‘Brilliant . . . kept me guessing the whole way through’ ★★★★★
‘Twists & turns galore, couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!’ ★★★★★
'Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure!’ ★★★★★
‘Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters’ ★★★★★
‘What a stonkingly fabulous read!’ ★★★★★
The Hike was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/e 7/05/2023
Critics Review
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‘A tear-those-pages thriller which is also a great meditation on female friendship . . . I’d travel anywhere in the world with Lucy Clarke’ ABIGAIL DEAN
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‘Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written. This is Lucy Clarke at her best’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER
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‘Lucy Clarke brilliantly transports readers. The chilling environment and the tense, unpredictable plot both sent shivers down my spine’ ADELE PARKS
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‘A page-turning, twisty and beautifully written thriller . . . Lucy Clarke really is the queen of the destination thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
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‘So tense, so atmospheric, so good!’ SUN
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‘A surprising, twisty thriller with compelling characters who are fierce but out of their depth, that keeps you guessing until the end. Lucy Clarke has done it again!’ SARAH PINBOROUGH
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‘I drop everything for a new Lucy Clarke book’ ERIN KELLY
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‘Secrets galore . . . the landscape, the girls’ fight for survival against the harsh terrain and an unknown danger make the perfect ingredients for a Witherspoon film like Wild’ DAILY MAIL
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‘An eerie “alpine atmospheric” suspense novel about four friends on a wilderness trip that goes terribly wrong. Prepare for the cliff-hangers and nail-biting’ NITA PROSE
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‘A breathtaking thriller of friendship pushed to the absolute limit – and beyond – amid the dangerous beauty of the Norwegian wilderness’ T M LOGAN
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‘Fragile female friendships, a beautiful yet hostile environment and dark local intrigue lead, step by step, to tragedy. The Hike simmers with tension throughout. A gripping read!’ GILLY MACMILLAN
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‘The Hike is a triumph, an immersive sense of place with a thread of tension taut enough to snap. I loved it’ JANE SHEMILT
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‘Lucy Clarke's great skill is to add real emotional heft to her twisty, atmospheric thrillers . . . A brilliant escapist read’ SUSAN FLETCHER
User Reviews
Book 3.7
Narration 4.3
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5.0 5.0
A good listen. The story kept me interested so I wanted more. Well read.
PBee 2024-12-03 -
3.0 4.0
Really enjoyed the narration but the book is flawed with pacing...the first half was bearable while the second half really dragged on & on and all for a predictable ending.
EmilieW 2024-09-03 -
3.0 2.0
I don't know whether it was just the narration, or whether I would have been equally irritated if I had read this, but it was just ridiculously over dramatic, which led to a complete lack of suspense. It felt formulaic in that each of the brief chapters was written with a mini plot point or dramatic moment which I found tiring. The entire story seemed so unbelievable. It isn't a challenging book, but could have been better with improved narration
nikkichap 2023-12-01 -
4.0 4.0
Exciting, well written and narrated!
ClareR 2023-11-15
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2.0 5.0
Silly book about 4 silly girls behaving unbelievably recklessly. All a bit over dramatic. Having said that I did get into it and finished listening to it. Well narrated.
Phinna B 2023-10-30 -
1.0 3.0
Not for me, feel like the marketing was not faithful to the content
rininthebin 2023-10-28 -
5.0 5.0
Well written, gripping and full of suspense. Really great listen. Thank you
Teaeee 2023-05-24
Details
- Author
- Lucy Clarke
- Narrator
- Stephanie Racine, David Johansen-Menkin
- Duration
- 10 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008462451
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 3.7(11 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.3(11 reviews)
Synopsis
*The Sunday Times bestseller* *DISCOVER YOUR NEXT ESCAPE WITH THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR* ‘A tear-those-pages thriller’ ABIGAIL DEAN‘Secrets galore’ DAILY MAIL‘Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written’ GILLIAN McALLISTER‘Queen of the destination thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS _______________________________________________________________ THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKE Seeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild – nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky. THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEAR But there’s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago. Now the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to keep their secrets buried – and to stop the group walking away alive . . ._________________________________________________________________ Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke’s destination thrillers: ‘Had me on the edge of my seat’ ★★★★★ ‘Brilliant . . . kept me guessing the whole way through’ ★★★★★ ‘Twists & turns galore, couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!’ ★★★★★ 'Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure!’ ★★★★★ ‘Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters’ ★★★★★ ‘What a stonkingly fabulous read!’ ★★★★★ The Hike was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/e 7/05/2023
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