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The Island
- Author
- Adrian McKinty
- Narrator
- Mela Lee
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 17 May 2022
- Run Time
- 8 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
"A TENSE, PACY PAGE-TURNER" GUARDIAN
"BRILLIANT AND RELENTLESS" Don Winslow
The unmissable new thriller from the bestselling author of THE CHAIN.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL THEY COME FOR YOUR FAMILY.
After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they're deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom.
When they discover a remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare.
When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers. Now it's up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don't trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead.
Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive.
SOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES
Critics Review
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Unforgettable
DON WINSLOW
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Heart-stoppingly tense and unpredictable, The Island twists a family vacation to a nightmarish breaking point. Adrian McKinty has written another irresistible and pulse-pounding thriller about the surprising places evil hides and just how far we'll go for those we love.
KARIN SLAUGHTER
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A pulsating, nerve-shredding thriller. I loved it!
M.J. ARLIDGE
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Wow, this book left me breathless and on the edge of my seat from the very first page-this is thriller writing of a high order. Gripping and unpredictable, prepare to be hooked and pumped full of adrenaline as McKinty deftly weaves a compulsively readable plot with characters that you are rooting for. No one does high- stakes tension like McKinty. Put The Island at the top of your TBR-you won't regret it.
SARAH PEARSE, Bestselling author of THE SANATORIUM
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Extraordinary
T.J. NEWMAN
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A haunting masterpiece
STEVE CAVANAGH
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McKinty delivers another skillful, blade-sharp page-turner.
JAMES SWALLOW
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Expertly choreographed and breathlessly exciting . . . both the peril and the family are like no other. The Chain was McKinty's breakthrough novel and this one could be every bit as big.
Booklist (starred review)
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Exciting . . . Pulls readers compulsively onward
Kirkus Reviews
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Exquisite prose at blistering pace. McKinty strikes again. Absolutely riveting.
Paul Finch
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With more than a touch of the gothic, this seat-of-the-pants ride sees an Australian woman bring her American family to an island off the Victorian coast. But a fatal road accident leaves them falling foul of the Deliverance-like family that rules the island and in a battle for survival. (Top 10 Books You Should Read in June)
Sydney Morning Herald
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The Baxters fight for survival in this tense, pacy page-turner from the author of The Chain.
Guardian
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Details
- Author
- Adrian McKinty
- Narrator
- Mela Lee
- Duration
- 8 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9781409189671
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Psychological thriller, Travel writing, Travel guides: holidays with children / family holidays, Travel guides: adventure holidays
Synopsis
"IRRESISTIBLE AND PULSE-POUNDING" Karin Slaughter"A TENSE, PACY PAGE-TURNER" GUARDIAN"BRILLIANT AND RELENTLESS" Don WinslowThe unmissable new thriller from the bestselling author of THE CHAIN.YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL THEY COME FOR YOUR FAMILY.After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they're deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom.When they discover a remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare. When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers. Now it's up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don't trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead.Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive.SOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES
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