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The Drift by C. J. Tudor
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The Drift

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Length 10 hours 48 minutes
Language English
Narrators Richard Armitage, Nathalie Buscombe & Rachel Handshaw

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Brought to you by Penguin.

Waterstones thriller of the month November 2023



THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BURNING GIRLS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED INTO A HIT PARAMOUNT+ SHOW!
Survival is murder . . .
An overturned coach full of students. All of them are trapped.
An isolated chalet full of friends. Soon they'll be enemies.
A stranded cable car full of strangers. One of them is dead.

Outside, a snowstorm rages.
Inside each group, a killer lurks.
But that's not their only problem.


Why is no rescue coming? What are they trying to escape from? And who are the terrifying Whistlers?
'The wildest thriller of the year is three thrillers in one. Buckle up' LINWOOD BARCLAY
‘If you like my stuff, you'll like this’ STEPHEN KING
Now this is a real horror story’ 5 STAR READER REVIEW
‘One of the best thriller’s I’ve ever read!’ 5 STAR READER REVIEW
© C. J. Tudor 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

C. J. Tudor’s love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover, television presenter and copywriter.

She is now the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man, The Taking of Annie Thorne, The Other People, The Burning Girls and The Drift. All of her books are in development or optioned for TV, and The Burning Girls debuted on Paramount Plus in 2023. She is also the author of a short story collection, A Sliver of Darkness.

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Reviews

Absolutely raced through it...An action-packed and chilling horror thriller that's like Station Eleven re-crafted by John Carpenter Wow! Very clever, mysterious and thrilling with twists and turns that will smack you in the face like many evil snowballs Without fail, CJ delivers every single time. The Drift is a tense, nail biting thriller that's smart, gripping and brilliantly twisty. Faultless. Heart-poundingly mysterious, breathtakingly twisty, and emotive like a sucker-punch to the chest. The Drift is unputdownable! Some writers have it and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time C.J. Tudor is a genre fiction pioneer. With every new book, she manages to achieve what most writers can only dream of, and The Drift is no exception. Taut, action-packed and oh-so-clever, this thrilling rollercoaster of a ride takes the reader on a journey into the frozen unknown Praise for C. J. Tudor C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next If you like my stuff, you'll like this Britain's female Stephen King An exceptional thriller that blew me away with its original, high-octane plot, jaw-dropping twists and characters I cared about. When I wasn't reading The Drift I was thinking about it. A writer at the top of her game A truly terrifying, ice-cold chiller from the master of macabre. C.J. Tudor should be on everyone's must-read list Whoa! I raced through this in a couple of days. SO good, SO gripping, SO clever. A runaway train of a book Sublimely executed, this is a dystopian thriller of real class. Fast-paced with twists and thrills, this brutally chilling novel will keep you on tenterhooks Atmospheric, with suspense dialled up to the max, and at times heavily claustrophobic, this is a page-turner which flirts heavily with horror and delivers on all counts Fast-paced atmospheric story Tudor has a lot of scary, horror-tinged fun Chilling . . . Her most complex and terrifying yet. The three intriguing locked-room mysteries in an eerie end-of-the-world setting provide the springboard for an enjoyable, fast-paced and captivating thrill ride. You'll be on tenterhooks throughout as the story builds inexorably to a grand reveal and a shocking finale Taut, tense and deliciously dark, C.J. Tudor's post-apocalyptic thrill ride is unmissable A captivating thrill ride A gripping tale This is a masterpiece of its kind. A chilling, captivating thrill ride Expand reviews
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