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The Drift

By: C. J. Tudor
Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Nathalie Buscombe, Rachel Handshaw
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Waterstones thriller of the month November 2023

THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BURNING GIRLS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED INTO A HIT PARAMOUNT+ SHOW!
Survival is murder . . .
An overturned coach full of students. All of them are trapped.
An isolated chalet full of friends. Soon they'll be enemies.
A stranded cable car full of strangers. One of them is dead.

Outside, a snowstorm rages.
Inside each group, a killer lurks.
But that's not their only problem.


Why is no rescue coming? What are they trying to escape from? And who are the terrifying Whistlers?
'The wildest thriller of the year is three thrillers in one. Buckle up' LINWOOD BARCLAY
‘If you like my stuff, you'll like this’ STEPHEN KING

©2022 C. J. Tudor (P)2022 Penguin Audio Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Horror Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Scary Crime Fiction Exciting Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt Suspense Student

Critic reviews

"Britain's female Stephen King." (Daily Mail)

"Her books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found. Compelling and haunting." (Sunday Express)

"Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time." (Lee Child)
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What a lot of time CJ wasted during Covid. Characters are so important and it was difficult to get behind any. Ending very poor and I’m struggling to see the point.

So disappointed from someone who has quickly become a favourite.

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At first I really wasn't sure, so many characters, different locations and storylines but it never got confusing, the writing and narration made it really easy to keep track and follow. I do love me some distopian and apocalyptic stories so it worked. Pretty bleak but that was to be expected considering the setting.
Some books I just give up on and can't force myself to keep listening, this one I definitely wanted to keep coming back to!

Loved it, kept coming back to it!

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The performances here are excellent. They bring the story to life. However it is a horrible tale which at times made me feel sick and not want to go on… I am not entirely sure that listening to the end was actually worth it but I did enjoy the performances and the descriptions of scenery, snow etc.

Gruesome story. Quite gripping

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loved the book. The way it all comes together. I listen in the car while driving to and from work, even drove slower so I could hear more. I would say just as great as her other books, and it was narrated really well.

Another great book

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gripping compulsive story that will keep you enthralled all the way through great narration would make a great film

gripping

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