THE EMOTIONAL, JAW-DROPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THRILLER.
AND DON’T MISS CLARE’S NEW BOOK OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES – 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
AND DON’T MISS CLARE’S NEW BOOK OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES – 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
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Reviews
The most perfectly fabulous holiday read . . . clever yet entertaining, thoughtful yet provocative
A thrilling, chilling gut punch of a book
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
Always a compelling storyteller, ex-cop Clare Mackintosh has devised the year's most intriguing high-concept plot
Mackintosh builds [the] dilemma into a rip-roaring finale
A smart pay-off
We're right there with Mina as she agonizes over what to do. Mackintosh is a pro
Keeps the reader guessing until the final chapter
Tightly plotted, tense and with an unexpected twist, it's the book of the summer
A truly gripping and terrifying story
Taking the locked room mystery to a new, white-knuckle extreme, this is electrifying
Why did no one warn me how bloody addictive it is?
Hostage has everything: fascinating characters, amazing writing, perfect pace, full of mystery, tension and emotion. An incredible thriller
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
A tense, convincing, nail-biter of a thriller
The queen of intensely paced thrillers is back with another gripping read
A chilling read that you won't want to put down
Incredibly gripping, incredibly brilliant and incredibly frightening . . . Definitely one of my reads of the year
I dare anyone to read this high-octane, tense thriller on a flight
A nail-biter of a thriller with an unexpected gut-punch at the end - a fantastic read!
A thrilling rollercoaster of a story. It'll leave you breathless
An utterly riveting read - with so many jaw-dropping twists and turns you won't dare unfasten your seatbelt
Hypnotically good
A banger of a book with a truly agonising 'what would you do?'
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
Buckle up for some edge-of-your-plane-seat action with this read-in-one-sitting thriller!
Fasten your seatbelts. Hostage is a white-knuckle ride that takes the classic locked-room thriller airborne . . . Gripping
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
Fasten seatbelts for a deliciously turbulent ride with an ace story pilot!
An impossible situation which Clare Mackintosh tackles masterfully
When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn't mess around . . . A true page-turner that will have producers lining up with movie offers
Surprising twists propel the story to an unexpected finale. Mackintosh has raised her game
Feels like a blockbuster movie; edge of seat, nail biting, propulsive, compulsive, thrilling and just so beautifully done
So tense you'll feel you're on board - get ready for this thrill ride
The ultimate modern take on the classic locked-room thriller . . . proves why [Mackintosh] is the queen of nail-biting suspense
Heart-stopping
A propulsive read - Hostage will have you questioning 'what would you do?' at every turn
Chilling!
This is an incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending