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The Passengers

A near-future thriller with a killer twist

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The Passengers

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Roy McMillan, Clare Corbett, Tom Bateman, Patience Tomlinson, Shaheen Khan
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Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.


When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course.

The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should survive but are the passengers all that they first seem?

'Provocative, terrifying and compulsive. Another savagely clever near future thriller' — Cara Hunter, bestselling author of Close to Home.

The Black Mirror-esque thriller from the author of the million-copy international bestseller THE ONE.

'A 1970s disaster movie by way of Black Mirror, with a dash of Michael Crichton ... a sleek, exhilarating ride' - Financial Times

'With some real jaw dropping moments, it was an edge of your seat read that even surpassed The One' - Claire Allan, bestselling author Her Name Was Rose

'Full of twists, vividly drawn characters you'll love or love to loathe, and pacy action...it's a hell of a ride' - SFX

'Marrs is brilliant at twists and for the addicts of adrenaline-fuelled twisty rides, this book really delivers the goods' - Peter James, UK No. 1 bestselling author

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Great page turner and so appropriate in our current time. I could not stop listening.

The twists and turns

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I read The One first and loved it and pretty much went straight on to this, I’m glad I listened to the Audiobook because the performances were excellent and I really enjoyed the addition of the news reports, social media notification noises etc.
The story and characters were very engaging, I really loved the ending too.

Excellent!

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I absolutely love these books! John masterfully captures our deepest fears about how technology, often marketed for our benefit, can come with unforeseen consequences. He strikes the perfect balance between futurism and realism, making each story both thought-provoking and chillingly plausible.

Too close to a future reality

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Something a little different and I loved it. An amazing story where everything just fell in to place at the end. Great assumption of something that is likely to become reality in the not too distant future. Excellent themes and especially what can happen in an AI world. Thanks Mr Maars for this great story.

Great book

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fantastic, thrilling, thoroughly enjoyed the twisting in the stories. as predictable as the ending could be it was amicably justified..

Fantastic

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