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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 Thrillers Genre Fiction Horror Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Scary Crime Fiction Exciting 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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I love CJ Tudors books. This one rather different and unsettling given the events of the past few years. I really did not like the American narrator however all was redeemed with the wonderful Richard Armitage carrying the story to its final conclusion.

Dystopian Drama

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Managed to break the boundaries on how post-apocalyptic thrillers are normally set out. Not at all what you'd expect

Twists at every step of the way

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Holy
Moly
What did I just listen to!! The Queen of twists does it again

CJ Tudor does it again

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I thoroughly enjoyed this. I generally don’t go for apocalyptic stories, but this one was great.

Really good

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I wanted to like this story, but it ended up being a real slog. Narration is good, except for the American narrator. The story is hard to follow and rather dull, especially considering the subject matter. I would skip this one.

The Drift – drifting in more ways than one

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This was the most depressing and dreary book. I did try to last but in the end couldn’t be fussed.

Oh hell

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