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The Chilling

By: Riley James
Narrated by: Anna Lise Phillips
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An isolated research station. A storm approaching.
There's nowhere to run. But so much to hide.

Keen to flee the wreckage of her marriage, Australian scientist Kit Bitterfeld accepts a coveted winter research position at Macpherson Station in Antarctica. On the way there, Kit and her fellow researchers field a distress call from a nearby ship. By the time they reach the vessel it is on fire and the crew has vanished. A lone survivor is found, but he can't remember who he is or what has happened.

They bring the survivor, eventually identified as geophysicist Nick Coltheart, to Macpherson but it's clear that something is wrong. More and more of Kit's colleagues are acting strangely. And she can't shake the suspicion that Nick knows more than he's letting on. With the winter darkness setting in, Kit must figure out the truth before they are completely cut off from the outside world. But is the danger lurking out on the ice, or is it closer than she thinks?

The Chilling offers a compellingly icy twist on the winter thriller setting, transplanting the most haunting elements of Scandi noir to the southern hemisphere, and announces Riley James as a brilliant new talent writing in a fresh corner of Australian crime fiction.

©2024 Riley James (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd and Allen & Unwin Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Survival
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A sophisticated thriller, beautifully written. I was shivering along with the characters through the twists and turns. Didn't want the ride to end! Can't wait for more stories from this author

Brilliant Aussie Noir

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Really enjoyed this one. The writing was excellent, the setting evocative and the characters and mystery engaging. I also enjoyed Anne Lise Phillips voice acting.

All in all very happy to recommend.

Really well written with great voice acting

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Thrills, crime and romance all in one book that I couldn’t stop listening to. Well written and researched, would absolutely recommend!

This book has it all!

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This was a well paced, interesting thriller with believable characters set in a wild environment. I enjoyed the story and the narration.

Well written thriller

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