The Captive
eBook - ePub

The Captive

The gripping and original Times Thriller of the Month for fans of GIRL A

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Captive

The gripping and original Times Thriller of the Month for fans of GIRL A

About this book

A brilliant, high concept, intensely gripping thriller perfect for fans of GIRL A, THE CAPTIVE will keep you guessing till the very end . . .

'Part thriller, part dark, unpredictable love story. A GRIPPING page-turner' ADELE PARKS, Platinum Magazine

'INGENIOUS. A smart, pacy and highly entertaining thriller' T.M. LOGAN
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I am safe, Hannah told herself. He can't get out.
Jem stayed where he was by the wall.
His eyes followed her every move . . .

They live together. Jem and Hannah. Captive and keeper.
But who is the real prisoner. The one behind bars? Or the one that must give up their life to serve them?
Who holds the power. The one who has the key?
Or the one who knows the truth?

A brilliant, intensively gripping thriller, The Captive will keep you guessing till the very end . . .
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Everyone is talking about Deborah O' Connor and THE CAPTIVE...

'Oh my god, its FANTASTIC! Highly original, thrilling and emotional, The Captive is set to be one of the best books of 2021. I ADORED it' JO SPAIN

'The perfect concept. The perfect execution. The perfect book' GILLIAN MCALLISTER

'This original concept thriller is SO GOOD' Heat magazine

'Readers will become totally HOOKED within pages of starting this hugely original and entertaining thriller' Irish Independent

'Highly ORIGINAL' Daily Mail

'This GRIPPING page-turner has a terrifying concept at its heart. Part thriller, part a dark, unpredictable love story, it asks some big questions about crime and punishment. Tense and disturbing, I think it would spark great book club debate' ADELE PARKS, Platinum Magazine

'Stunning. Staggeringly original, chilling, ELECTRIFYING. I raced through the final chapters with my heart in my mouth' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of We Begin at the End

'With an ARRESTING beginning, this dystopian tale draws the reader in immediately...the story rattles along at a cracking pace' Woman & Home

'A super-smart, sophisticated and highly original tale which packs a POWERFUL punch on so many levels. Entertaining, fast-paced and clever, The Captive will hold you prisoner right through to the shocking dénouement' Lancashire Post

'KILLER CONCEPT, brilliantly realised and beautifully, satisfyingly plotted. I loved it' AMANDA MASON

'A great concept. Impressive, compelling storytelling as well as a FANTASTIC mystery' GYTHA LODGE

'Original, deft, and clever, The Captive certainly had me in its vice-like grip throughout' PHOEBE MORGAN

Information

Publisher
Zaffre
Year
2020
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781838772680
Subtopic
Criminal Law
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraph
  7. Chapter 1. Hannah
  8. Chapter 2. Jem
  9. Chapter 3. Hannah
  10. Chapter 4. Jem
  11. Chapter 5. Hannah
  12. Chapter 6. Jem
  13. Chapter 7. Hannah
  14. Chapter 8. Jem
  15. Chapter 9. Hannah
  16. Chapter 10. Jem
  17. Chapter 11. Hannah
  18. Chapter 12. Jem
  19. Chapter 13. Hannah
  20. Chapter 14. Jem
  21. Chapter 15. Hannah
  22. Chapter 16. Jem
  23. Chapter 17. Hannah
  24. Chapter 18. Jem
  25. Chapter 19. Hannah
  26. Chapter 20. Jem
  27. Chapter 21. Hannah
  28. Chapter 22. Jem
  29. Chapter 23. Hannah
  30. Chapter 24. Jem
  31. Chapter 25. Hannah
  32. Chapter 26. Hannah
  33. Chapter 27. Jem
  34. Chapter 28. Hannah
  35. Chapter 29. Jem
  36. Chapter 30. Hannah
  37. Chapter 31. Jem
  38. Chapter 32. Hannah
  39. Chapter 33. Jem
  40. Chapter 34. Hannah
  41. Chapter 35. Jem
  42. Chapter 36. Hannah
  43. Chapter 37. Jem
  44. Chapter 38. Hannah
  45. Chapter 39. Jem
  46. Chapter 40. Hannah
  47. Chapter 41. Jem
  48. Chapter 42. Hannah
  49. Chapter 43. Jem
  50. Chapter 44. Hannah
  51. Chapter 45. Hannah
  52. Chapter 46. Hannah
  53. Chapter 47. Jem
  54. Chapter 48. Hannah
  55. Chapter 49. Jem
  56. Chapter 50. Jem
  57. Chapter 51. Jem
  58. Chapter 52. Rupert
  59. Chapter 53. Jem
  60. Chapter 54. Hannah
  61. Chapter 55. One year later
  62. Acknowledgements
  63. About the Author
  64. Letter from Author
  65. Copyright

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