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Adrian McKinty

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chain comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a family that must face their darkest fears--and deepest secrets--when they go on the run for their lives. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A NEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER OF 2022" "Unrelenting suspense." --Stephen King "Extraordinary." --T. J. Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Falling "You'll never go on vacation the same way again." --Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of City On Fire IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VACATION. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT CHANGED EVERYTHING. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL THEY COME FOR YOUR FAMILY. After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they're deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. When they discover remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare. When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers. Now it's up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don't trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead. Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive. SOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES "Gripping and unpredictable. No one does high-stakes tension like McKinty . . . Prepare to be hooked." --Sarah Pearse "A haunting masterpiece." --Steve Cavanagh "McKinty has written another irresistible and pulse-pounding thriller about the surprising places evil hides and just how far we'll go for those we love." --Karin Slaughter

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Author

Adrian McKinty

Pages

512

Publisher

Little Brown

Published Date

2022-05-17

ISBN

0316417025 9780316417020

Ratings

Google: 4

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"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

Sher Free✌️

"New step-mother Heather tries her hardest for Tom’s kids to like her. When the new family attempts a vacation they end up on a private island run by a less civilized family isolated from town. Following a horrible accident, Heather endangers her own life to get the children that loathe her to safety off the island. Great twists that really brings this book together as the character shows what a badass you can be when you must fight to survive!"

Chena

"One of the best thrillers (and books in general) that I've read in a long time. The author does a great job of making you care for the characters and, by extension, about the plot and what happens to them. Very satisfying read. "

Darya 🖤

"This was certainly a wild ride. Plenty of action and suspense with some twists of course. It was a decent read. Surprised nobody else have reviewed until now. Glad to not be in the situation of the story. "

Joe H

"New book-very compelling. A young stepmother with two teenage stepchildren is being stalked on a remote Australian island by a family straight out of Deliverance. Interesting family dynamics. Couldn't put the book down and finished it in a day and a half ."

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Brian strong

"A gripping survival thriller.. no mystery to solve, no crazy twists or reveals, just a family trying to survive a vacation. Overall, I enjoyed it. It seemed like randomly 40-or-so% through the author changed. I noticed a pretty big shift in the writing style, where the first part was a bit amateurish. "