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The Island
- Author
- Ben McPherson
- Narrator
- Steve Worsley
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2020
- Run Time
- 13 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
The chilling new psychological thriller by Ben McPherson, author of A LINE OF BLOOD.
A horrifying nightmare…
A summer camp for teens, on a beautiful island. It should have been a haven. But it soon becomes hell on earth when two men start shooting.
A country in shock…
The families gather, desperately hoping their children have survived. Some have their prayers answered. Some must confront their worst nightmare.
A family that will never be the same again…
Cal and Elsa’s daughter Licia was on the island, but no one can find any trace of her. Delving into their daughter’s life, they uncover some shocking secrets. What really happened to Licia that day? Did she survive the shooting, or is she gone forever?
Critics Review
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‘McPherson is a beautiful writer whose voice is intense and intelligent. This exploration of the ever-expanding destructive effects of bad ideas is emotional, painful and utterly memorable’ Alex Marwood, bestselling author of The Wicked Girls
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Praise for Ben McPherson:
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‘Ben McPherson has a very distinctive voice, and A Line of Blood is cleverly put together’ Val McDermid
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‘McPherson displays a rare skill for creating characters with depth in a world that is splintering around them’ Daily Mail
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‘I read this in one sitting, gripped from the opening page by the twisty plot and a family so damaged I couldn't bear to leave them’ Clare Mackintosh
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‘A chilling and compelling read, beautifully written…’ Renée Knight, bestselling author of Disclaimer
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‘It is both an extraordinary novel and thriller, and brilliantly written’ Claire Kendal, bestselling author of The Book of You
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‘A beautifully-written psychological thriller’ Mark Edwards, author of The Magpies
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‘Gripping from the get-go, A Line of Blood will have readers wondering what they might be capable of in the face of the terrible isolation of self within a family running off the rails’ Tami Hoag, bestselling author of the Kovac & Liska series
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‘A tense, touching, smartly written thriller with a very clever twist. McPherson is an impressive new voice’ Tim Lott, author of White City Blue
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‘A hugely impressive debut, well written and psychologically acute; a devastating depiction of a family tearing itself apart’ Paul Johnston, author of the Matt Wells thriller series
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Details
- Author
- Ben McPherson
- Narrator
- Steve Worsley
- Duration
- 13 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2020
- ISBN
- 9780008163044
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
The chilling new psychological thriller by Ben McPherson, author of A LINE OF BLOOD. A horrifying nightmare…A summer camp for teens, on a beautiful island. It should have been a haven. But it soon becomes hell on earth when two men start shooting. A country in shock…The families gather, desperately hoping their children have survived. Some have their prayers answered. Some must confront their worst nightmare. A family that will never be the same again…Cal and Elsa’s daughter Licia was on the island, but no one can find any trace of her. Delving into their daughter’s life, they uncover some shocking secrets. What really happened to Licia that day? Did she survive the shooting, or is she gone forever? ‘Emotional, painful and utterly memorable’ Alex Marwood, bestselling author of The Wicked Girls
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