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Drowning

the most thrilling blockbuster of the year

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Drowning

By: T. J. Newman
Narrated by: Steven Weber, Laura Benanti
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Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman - whose first book Falling was an instant international bestseller and the biggest thriller debut of 2021 - returns for her second book, an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into the ocean, and sinks to the bottom with passengers trapped inside, and the extraordinary rescue operation to save them.

Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors—but it’s too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside.

More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives.

Their only chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent - Shannon’s mother and Will’s soon-to-be ex-wife - who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff.


There’s not much time.

There’s even less air.


With devastating emotional power and heart-stopping suspense, Drowning is an unforgettable thriller about a family’s desperate fight to save themselves and the people trapped with them - against impossible odds.

Praise for Drowning:

'Stunning, emotional, and unforgettable. Drowning reads like Apollo 13 underwater' Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of City on Fire and The Border

'Drowning is The Poseidon Adventure meets The Martian. It is another can’t-put-down, edge-of-your-seat thriller from T. J. Newman, one of our most exciting new authors' Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain and The Island

'Drowning is pure adrenaline and all heart. Gripping, relentless, effortlessly assured, T. J. Newman’s thriller is tense and moving. You’ll be grabbed from page one as the crew and passengers of a downed airliner fight for survival and rescuers race to reach them. Drowning is an incredible ride - strap in, brace, and remember to breathe' Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Genre Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Aviation Fiction Heartfelt
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Fantastic thriller. The action starts from the first minute. Great book to listen to for holiday.

grappling from the first minute

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Perfectly paced
Perfect narration
Great story
Suspenseful this story needs to be turned into movie immediately. Love love loved it

Fantastic

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This sent my nerves jangling as I hate the idea of this!!!🤣🤣. A really good edge of seat story - one of two I have read from this author👍👍

Horrifying!! In a good way!

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This is a great story with the makings of a great 70's style disaster movie.
it has everything apart from a guitar playing nun! (but she's there in spirit)

Needs to be a movie!

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This was a really thrilling and enjoyable adventure, it had me totally invested and captivated throughout.
Good double narration.

Edge of your seat ……

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