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What to expect

Two men. One gun. No escape.

A gripping Colter Shaw short story from the master of suspense, with a twist you won’t see coming.

A captive held at gun point.
In search of a missing woman in Kansas, unique investigator Colter Shaw finds himself in the middle of a violent kidnapping that sends shockwaves through the rural community.

An investigator running out of time.
Someone has taken a local man captive and barricaded themselves in a lake-side property. The phone line has been cut and Shaw is the only person with a chance of getting the innocent victim out alive.

A twist nobody saw coming.
But before long the case takes an unexpected turn, and Shaw begins to suspect that the simple kidnapping has a darker purpose – one that might end with murder…

Critics Review

Praise for The Never Game:

'The Never Game is the very definition of a page-turner' Ian Rankin

'Terrific writing, vivid and raw, Deaver grips from the very first line and never lets up. He is, hands-down, one of the finest thriller writers of our time' Peter James

'Nailbiting' Guardian

'Deaver is a masterful storyteller and he's on top form with The Never Game' Daily Express

'As always, Deaver gets you in his stealthy grip on page one, and then takes you on a wild and inventive ride ...
this time with new star character Colter Shaw. No one in the world does this kind of thing better than Deaver' Lee Child

'Masterful storytelling -- The Never Game is Deaver's most riveting, most twisty, most unputdownable novel yet' Karin Slaughter

'Lightning-fast and loaded with twists, The Never Game is a thrill a minute from one of the best. Don't miss it' Harlan Coben

'Jeffery Deaver scores yet again with a fascinating new detective, Colter Shaw, and a plot as full of thrills and twists and turns as you would expect from him. With The Never Game you know you are in the hands of a master. But be warned--don't start this too late in the evening because sleep would be an annoying interruption once you've started reading!' Peter Robinson

'A twisty 'keep you up all night' page-turner of a book with a wonderfully human core. A fantastic read' Kate Hamer, bestselling author of The Girl in the Red Coat

'A superb thriller. Twisty, ingenious and totally gripping. Colter Shaw is a fascinating, complex new character. Excellent' Will Dean

'A fascinating new character in the methodical Colter Shaw. Nothing is predictable in the case, and like a curvy mountain road, the twists are intense' Associated Press

Praise for Jeffery Deaver:

'If you want thrills, Deaver is your man' Guardian

'One of the most consistent writers of clever, entertaining and often thought-provoking thrillers in the world' Simon Kernick

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