John Marrs
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"You're riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, "You are going to die". Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people findthemselves in this terrifying situation, including a faded TV star, a pregnant young woman, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife, and a suicidal man. From...
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English
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"How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for. That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results...
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Longlisted for the 2022 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, The Vacation is a compulsive, holiday-set thriller from John Marrs, bestselling author of The One, now a Netflix Original Series.
"John Marrs's creative, high-concept thrillers never fail to keep me furiously turning the pages."—Sarah Pearse
"John Marrs can do no wrong." —Jack Jordan
"John Marrs is a master of...
"John Marrs's creative, high-concept thrillers never fail to keep me furiously turning the pages."—Sarah Pearse
"John Marrs can do no wrong." —Jack Jordan
"John Marrs is a master of...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Black Mirror meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman's The Power in this dark, high-concept novel by the bestselling author of The One.
Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society's ills—the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single.
But four couples...
Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society's ills—the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single.
But four couples...
6) The Minders
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In this electrifying near-future thriller, five strangers guard government secrets, but only four can be trusted.
In the 21st century, information is king. But computers can be hacked and files can be broken into - so a unique government initiative has been born. Five ordinary people have been selected to become Minders - the latest weapon in thwarting cyberterrorism. Transformed by a revolutionary medical procedure, the country's most classified...
In the 21st century, information is king. But computers can be hacked and files can be broken into - so a unique government initiative has been born. Five ordinary people have been selected to become Minders - the latest weapon in thwarting cyberterrorism. Transformed by a revolutionary medical procedure, the country's most classified...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple make a gruesome discovery: their dream home was once a house of horrors. In the wake of their traumatic discovery, the baby arrives and Mia can't shake her...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn't want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn't had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone's on to her--Ryan, whose...
10) The five
Publisher
Green Apple Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A killer, an old man, kid, a mute, and their leader execute a bank robbery. As the men wait for the woman with the money, they begin eyeing each other with suspicion. When a gun goes missing, everyone is left to ask, "who is the traitor?"
11) The stagecoach
Publisher
ITN
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The true story of Pearl Hart, a woman who goes through a series of bad relationships, eventually turning to a life of crime with a drifter named Joe Boot making her one of the most famous female outlaws of all time.