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THE EMOTIONAL, JAW-DROPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THRILLER.

AND DON’T MISS CLARE’S NEW BOOK A GAME OF LIES – OUT NOW.

‘Hypnotically good’ LEE CHILD
‘Jaw-dropping twists’ LUCY FOLEY
‘The book of the summer’ SUN

It’s twenty hours to landing. A lot can happen in twenty hours . . .

You’re on board the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney. It’s a landmark journey, and the world is watching.

Shortly after take-off, you receive a chilling anonymous note.

There are people on this plane intent on bringing it down – and you’re the key to their plan.

You’d never help them, even if your life depended on it.

But they have your daughter . . . So now you have to choose.

DO YOU SAVE HUNDREDS OF LIVES? OR THE ONE THAT MATTERS MOST?

‘Feels like a blockbuster movie’ LISA JEWELL

‘The queen of nail-biting suspense’ IRISH INDEPENDENT

‘A nail-biter of a thriller’ SHARI LAPENA

‘A rip-roaring finale’ GUARDIAN

‘Propulsive – will have you questioning “what would you do?” at every turn’ KARIN SLAUGHTER

‘Mackintosh is a pro’ NEW YORK TIMES

‘Taking the locked room mystery to a new, white-knuckle extreme, this is electrifying’ HEAT

‘When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn’t mess around’ LINWOOD BARCLAY

‘An incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘A thrilling rollercoaster of a story. It’ll leave you breathless’ JANE FALLON

‘A smart pay-off’ THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS FOR JUNE

‘A tense, convincing, nail-biter of a thriller’ ADELE PARKS, PLATINUM MAGAZINE

‘A banger of a book with a truly agonising “what would you do?”‘ RUTH WARE

‘A thrilling, chilling gut-punch of a book’ RED

‘Why did no one warn me how bloody addictive it is?’ TAMMY COHEN

‘I dare anyone to read this high-octane, tense thriller on a flight’ PRIMA

‘I got wrong-footed, then I got whiplash! Mind-blowing’ SANDIE JONES

‘The year’s most intriguing high-concept plot’ DAILY EXPRESS

‘Full of mystery, tension and emotion. An incredible thriller’ ALLIE REYNOLDS

‘Buckle up for some edge-of-your-plane-seat action’ FABULOUS

Publisher Review

Hypnotically good -- LEE CHILD Mackintosh builds [the] dilemma into a rip-roaring finale * GUARDIAN * Tightly plotted, tense and with an unexpected twist, it's the book of the summer * SUN * An utterly riveting read - with so many jaw-dropping twists and turns you won't dare unfasten your seatbelt -- LUCY FOLEY A nail-biter of a thriller with an unexpected gut-punch at the end - a fantastic read! -- SHARI LAPENA Taking the locked room mystery to a new, white-knuckle extreme, this is electrifying * HEAT * Feels like a blockbuster movie; edge of seat, nail biting, propulsive, compulsive, thrilling and just so beautifully done -- LISA JEWELL A propulsive read - Hostage will have you questioning 'what would you do?' at every turn -- KARIN SLAUGHTER I dare anyone to read this high-octane, tense thriller on a flight * PRIMA * When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn't mess around . . . A true page-turner that will have producers lining up with movie offers -- LINWOOD BARCLAY A thrilling, chilling gut punch of a book * RED * A thrilling rollercoaster of a story. It'll leave you breathless -- JANE FALLON This is an incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING * Always a compelling storyteller, ex-cop Clare Mackintosh has devised the year's most intriguing high-concept plot * DAILY EXPRESS * A smart pay-off * THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS FOR JUNE * The ultimate modern take on the classic locked-room thriller . . . proves why [Mackintosh] is the queen of nail-biting suspense * IRISH INDEPENDENT * A tense, convincing, nail-biter of a thriller -- ADELE PARKS * PLATINUM MAGAZINE * A banger of a book with a truly agonising 'what would you do?' -- RUTH WARE We're right there with Mina as she agonizes over what to do. Mackintosh is a pro * NEW YORK TIMES * Chilling! * BELLA * Why did no one warn me how bloody addictive it is? -- TAMMY COHEN Buckle up for some edge-of-your-plane-seat action with this read-in-one-sitting thriller! * SUN ON SUNDAY, FABULOUS MAGAZINE * Hostage has everything: fascinating characters, amazing writing, perfect pace, full of mystery, tension and emotion. An incredible thriller -- ALLIE REYNOLDS I am still on the floor! I thought I knew where it was going, then I got wrong-footed, then I got whiplash! A mind-blowing read -- SANDIE JONES A truly gripping and terrifying story * WOMAN'S WEEKLY * Fasten your seatbelts. Hostage is a white-knuckle ride that takes the classic locked-room thriller airborne . . . Gripping * HERALD * Surprising twists propel the story to an unexpected finale. Mackintosh has raised her game * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW * A chilling read that you won't want to put down * CLOSER * Page after page of unrelenting suspense . . . hard to put down as readers are willingly lured on by one plot twist after another . . . A gifted writer with a captivating voice * NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS * Clare Mackintosh has an enviable talent for creating credible families and putting them in enough jeopardy to make the story fly while stirring up emotions of all kinds * LITERARY REVIEW * Heart-stopping * CRIME FICTION MONTHLY * An impossible situation which Clare Mackintosh tackles masterfully * WOMAN'S WAY * The queen of intensely paced thrillers is back with another gripping read * NEW * Incredibly gripping, incredibly brilliant and incredibly frightening . . . Definitely one of my reads of the year * NB MAGAZINE * Fasten seatbelts for a deliciously turbulent ride with an ace story pilot! * PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH * So tense you'll feel you're on board - get ready for this thrill ride * REAL PEOPLE * Keeps the reader guessing until the final chapter * EAST ANGLIAN DAILY TIMES * Clare Mackintosh is one of the most reliably excellent authors of domestic thrillers ... I read this book so, so quickly - it was hard to put down and one of those books that made it a real challenge to not flick to the end to see what was going to happen. * BOOKBRUNCH *