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“The wildest thriller of the year is three thrillers in one. Buckle up.”—Linwood Barclay
FINALIST FOR THE ITW THRILLER AWARD • AN ESQUIRE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass. After she was evacuated from a secluded boarding school during a snowstorm, her coach careered off the road, trapping her with a handful of survivors. They’ll need to work together to escape—with their sanity and secrets intact.
Meg awakens to a gentle rocking. She’s in a cable car stranded high above snowy mountains, with five strangers and no memory of how they got on board. They are heading to a place known only as “The Retreat,” but as the temperature drops and tensions mount, Meg realizes they may not all make it there alive.
Carter is gazing out the window of an isolated ski chalet that he and his companions call home. As their generator begins to waver in the storm, something hiding in the chalet’s depths threatens to escape, and their fragile bonds will be tested when the power finally fails—for good.
The imminent dangers faced by Hannah, Meg, and Carter are each one part of the puzzle. Lurking in their shadows is an even greater danger—one with the power to consume all of humanity.
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- ISBN: 9780593356579
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- ISBN: 9780593356579
- File size: 2389 KB
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- English
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August 1, 2022
Hannah is trapped in a crashed bus after escaping from boarding school, former detective Meg awakens among strangers in a swaying cable car, and Carter and his pals, who survive in a deserted ski chalet by manufacturing vaccines for trade, fear their generator is dying. All while a blizzard threatens. Following the raved-about Burning Girls and forthcoming short story collection A Sliver of Darkness.
Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Starred review from November 14, 2022
In this tour de force from Tudor (The Burning Girls), a postapocalyptic thriller, a haven called the Retreat, which has been constructed for a select few in the wake of a devastating new plague, proves to be not much of a haven. Some of those in residence at the mountainside facility begin to disappear, even as vital supplies go missing and power outages increase, leading up to the discovery of a body floating in the recreational pool. Meanwhile, a cable car transporting a group to the Retreat is stranded mid-journey; its occupants, including Meg, a former homicide cop, are stunned to find they’re trapped with a corpse, whom Meg recognizes. And a second group also faces a threat to their lives; Hannah Grant has been evacuated from a boarding school, but the bus she’s in crashes, possibly not by accident, trapping her and several others. Tudor shifts among the three situations, teasing a common link, and gradually ratchets up the pressure on her characters as they try to preserve their humanity while surviving. This is a masterpiece of its kind. Agent: Madeleine Milburn, Madeleine Milburn Literary. -
Starred review from February 1, 2023
The author of The Chalk Man (2018), The Burning Girls (2021), and the recent short-story collection A Sliver of Darkness (2022) has surpassed herself with this postapocalyptic thriller. After an extremely contagious virus has made its way around the world, civilization is in shambles. In the middle of a snowstorm, small groups of people are trying to reach a place called the Retreat, where cures for the virus are being tested. Three strangers, Hannah, Meg, and Carter, come together to fight for survival and, as it turns out, to save humanity. Tudor is a magnificent storyteller. The writing here is powerful, with shifting points of view keeping the story moving at a brisk clip, as the author piles questions on top of questions, constantly giving the reader something new to ponder. Tudor started with a bang with The Chalk Man and gone on to become one of the strongest voices in genre blending, adroitly combining elements of horror, SF, and thriller. The Drift has already been optioned for television, but don't wait for the TV series--this is a book that demands to be read now.COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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