Hostage

The emotional 'what would you do?' thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller

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Hostage

By: Clare Mackintosh

Narrated by: Vinette Robinson

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THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK AND INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
AND DON'T MISS CLARE'S NEW BOOK OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES - OUT NOW.

You can save hundreds of lives.
Or the one that matters most . . .

'A NAIL-BITER OF A THRILLER' SHARI LAPENA
'HYPNOTICALLY GOOD' LEE CHILD
'FEELS LIKE A BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE' LISA JEWELL
'THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER' SUN

The atmosphere on board the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric. Celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class, and the world is watching the landmark journey.

Flight attendant Mina is trying to focus on the passengers, instead of her troubled five-year-old daughter back at home - or the cataclysmic problems in her marriage.

But soon after the plane takes off, Mina receives a chilling anonymous note. Someone wants to make sure the plane never reaches its destination. They're demanding her cooperation . . . and they know exactly how to get it.

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

'The queen of nail-biting suspense' IRISH INDEPENDENT

'Utterly riveting, with so many jaw-dropping twists and turns' LUCY FOLEY

'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

'A stunning twist' LITERARY REVIEW

'Mackintosh has raised her game' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW

'Heart-stopping' CRIME FICTION MONTHLY©2021 Clare Mackintosh Ltd

Clare MackintoshVinette RobinsonLittle, Brown Book Group

Crime Thrillers

Psychological

Suspense

Thriller

Thriller & Suspense

Fiction

Aviation

Crime

Exciting

Scary

Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Aviation Crime Exciting Scary

Critic reviews

Hypnotically good (LEE CHILD)

Mackintosh builds [the] dilemma into a rip-roaring finale

Tightly plotted, tense and with an unexpected twist, it's the book of the summer

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

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

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

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

Always a compelling storyteller, ex-cop Clare Mackintosh has devised the year's most intriguing high-concept plot

A smart pay-off

The ultimate modern take on the classic locked-room thriller . . . proves why [Mackintosh] is the queen of nail-biting suspense

A tense, convincing, nail-biter of a thriller (ADELE PARKS)

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

Chilling!

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!

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

Fasten your seatbelts. Hostage is a white-knuckle ride that takes the classic locked-room thriller airborne . . . Gripping

Surprising twists propel the story to an unexpected finale. Mackintosh has raised her game

A chilling read that you won't want to put down

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

Most relevant

I flew as cabin crew for 7 years, and am often frustrated and annoyed by works which are set in this world. However, the author has captured the detail with such accuracy, that I could settle in and enjoy the story without being constantly irritated by things that just wouldn't happen, or weren't right. I'm also a mum, and the way in which parental guilt and family dynamics are explored in this book, moved me deeply and had me in tears on more than one occasion. Out of nearly 300 audible listens, this is the first time I've been compelled to write a review. The characters, flawed in believable and very human ways, felt like real people. Fantastic book. Well done, Clare Mackintosh, I'm off to download another of your books now!