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Featured on THE TIMES 'best thrillers of 2025 so far' list

'Gripping debut … Cracking' – The Times

'My favourite sort of thriller … tons of fun' Guardian

'Chillingly atmospheric debut' – T M Logan

'A fast-paced and gripping thriller' – Clare Mackintosh

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Lost in Antarctica.

How long can she survive?

My name is Rachael, and I’m on a solo Antarctic expedition.

But a month ago I lost contact with basecamp.

No radio. No sat phones. Just static.

Only one thing has reached me: a BBC World Service broadcast, reporting a nuclear strike on the UK.

I’m safe for fourteen more days in my little hut at the bottom of the world. But I can’t stay here forever, I have to find out what’s happened.

Even if there’s no one left to tell.

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Real readers love WHITEOUT:

'A fantastic thriller with the best twists that I honestly did not see coming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The writing was phenomenal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book was so suspenseful and so shocking, that I am almost at a loss for words after finishing it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This is an amazingly tense and thrilling story for all thriller lovers' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Impossible to put down … well written and totally unique' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A superb survival thriller from a writer to watch' – Steve Cavanagh

'Gripping and chilling' – Amy McCulloch

'Unique and skilled debut' – Caroline Corcoran

'A fabulous debut thriller' – Simon McCleave

'Chilling, awe-inspiring' – James Rollins

'A riveting debut—I tore through it like a blizzard’ – Giles Kristian

Critics Review

‘Gripping debut … Rachael’s resilience is convincing and her love for the young daughter she has left in London undoubted … Cracking‘ – The Times

‘A gripping, claustrophobic scenario … Burnett shows promise’ – Publishers Weekly

‘Immensely exciting and moving, this is adventure fiction of the best sort by a first-time writer who grew up on the Falkland Islands’ – Literary Review

‘Make sure you set aside enough time to read this intense survival thriller, because once you start you won’t want to put it down!’ – Prima

‘Tense, compelling and incredibly atmospheric – the ultimate fight for survival against all the odds. A very impressive debut‘ – T M Logan

‘A fast paced and gripping thriller you won’t be able to put down’ – Clare Mackintosh

‘A superb survival thriller from a writer to watch’ – Steve Cavanagh

‘R.S. Burnett’s WHITEOUT sits in the very top tier of action thrillers … the chilling sense of dread is unrelenting. Highly recommended’ – MW Craven

‘WHITEOUT is an accomplished debut thriller … A fight to survive – not only for the protagonist Rachel, but also for our planet – a read that is gripping and chilling in equal measure‘ – Amy McCulloch

‘Burnett’s WHITEOUT is a riveting survival tale that ratchets the tension with every turn of the page … Chilling, awe-inspiring, and written with a scientific authenticity’ – James Rollins

‘Whiteout is a chilling heart-in-your-mouth thriller. So intense you can barely read on, but so gripping it’s impossible to look away’ – Sarah Clarke

‘One of the most unique and skilled debuts I’ve read in a long time‘ – Caroline Corcoran

‘Gripping and tense throughout, this is a fabulous debut thriller. Incredibly atmospheric, I couldn’t put it down’ – Simon McCleave

‘Whiteout is a white-knuckle thrill ride … can’t wait to see what R.S. Burnett does next!’ – Sara Ochs

‘Burnett masterfully evokes a horrifying sense of claustrophobia … A riveting debut—I tore through it like a blizzard’ – Giles Kristian

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