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Pines

Wayward Pines, Book 1

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The first book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade.


'Fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising, and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can be' – Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her

Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a mission: locate two federal agents who went missing in the bucolic town one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase.

As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation turns up more questions than answers: Why can’t he get any phone calls through to his wife and son in the outside world? Why doesn’t anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what is the purpose of the electrified fences surrounding the town? Are they meant to keep the residents in? Or something else out?

Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan farther from the world he knew, from the man he was, until he must face a horrifying fact – he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive.

The nail-bitingly suspenseful opening installment in Blake Crouch’s blockbuster Wayward Pines trilogy, Pines is at once a brilliant mystery tale and the first step into a genre-bending saga of suspense, science fiction, and horror. The series continues with Wayward.

Genre Fiction Science Fiction Small Town & Rural Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Technology Exciting Scary

Critic reviews

Blake Crouch has invented his own brand of page-turner – fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising, and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can be (Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her )
Blake Crouch is brilliant. His innovative novels never fail to grip! (Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling co-author of The Wife Between Us )
Blake Crouch has a mind like Crichton and a heart like King (David Koepp, author of Cold Storage and screenwriter of Jurassic Park )
Crouch isn't just a world-class thriller writer, he's a Philip K. Dick for the modern age (Gregg Hurwitz, international bestselling author of Orphan X )
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I was able to get so engrossed in this book, just like his first (Dark Matter). The character development, the twists and the bomb shells all make this author a ‘one of a kind’. It’s a believable dystopian theme which leaves the reader to generate their own theories and ideas of why and how. This makes me want to start writing myself

No idea it would turn out like that.

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I’ve enjoyed a couple of Blake Crouch books recently but found this one irritating. The lead character seemed arrogant and unreasonable in what appeared like normal situations. The story reminded me of a few different films but took a long time to get to the big reveal with previous parts of the book seeming unexplained. I stuck with it but won’t be following the series

Took too long to work out what it was

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This is an entertaining book until the ending, when it gets even more interesting! Some parts are kind of slow, but the ending made it worthwhile for me. Definitely going to get the next book!

Unexpected Ending

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I have read these books and watched the tv series. It is a gripping dystopian book with a good story line

Gripping story

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Very imaginative story. didn't see the final twist coming. a little gory in places but brillisntly put together. looking forward to book 2.

stunning finale

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