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Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder.
THERE'S NO WAY BACK FROM PARADISE . . . By the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Last Day, this high-concept thriller will provoke and grip you from the very first page. 'Imaginative and intriguing ... Andrew Hunter Murray is a young writer to watch.' Anthony Horowitz 'Absolutely brilliant. I'm thinking it needs to be made into a movie!' Zoe Ball 'Gripping, unsettling and original. Andrew Hunter Murray is a fabulous storyteller.' Tim Harford 'Rich in imagination and stylishly written ... Totally absorbing.' Paul Burke, Crime Time FM 'The (considerable) pleasure of this novel is in the getting from here to there.' The Times 'This is a smoothly written, thought-provoking tale about ageing societies and wealth inequality, with an effective shocker of an ending.' The Guardian ___________________ In a disintegrating and increasingly lawless land, a young man is travelling north. Ben is a young painter from the crowded, turbulent city. For six months his fiancee Cara has been living on the remote island of Sanctuary Rock, the property of millionaire philanthropist Sir John Pemberley. Now she has decided to break off their engagement and stay there for good. Ben resolves to travel to the island to win Cara back. But the journey there is a harsh and challenging one, and when he does arrive, a terrible shock awaits him. As Ben begins to find his way around Pemberley's perfect island, he knows he must also discover - what has made Cara so determined to throw her old life away? And is Sanctuary Rock truly a second Eden, as the mysterious Sir John claims - or a prospect of hell? ___________________ Readers can't get enough of The Sanctuary ... ***** 'A thoughtful, impressive science fiction thriller.' ***** 'I hope AHM keeps writing books because they are *chef's kiss* perfection.' ***** 'Some great twists, turns and surprises!' ***** 'Thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking.' ***** 'This book took a totally different turn to what I was expecting! Really enjoyable, stayed up late to finish it as the story was so tense towards the end.'
There's no way back from paradise. By the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Last Day, this high-concept thriller will provoke and grip you from the very first page . . . 'Imaginative and intriguing ... Sucks you in and doesn't let you leave until the very last page' Anthony Horowitz 'Smoothly written, thought provoking ... with an effective shocker of an ending' Guardian 'The considerable pleasure of this novel is in the getting from here to there' The Times ___________________ Sanctuary Rock is a perfect place. A remote island, owned by a wealthy philanthropist who is building a brand-new world on the ruins of the old one. Ben only came to the island to bring his fiancée Cara home. But when he arrives, he is rapidly seduced by the vision of a better way of life, as described by the charismatic and mysterious Sir John. Before long, he decides to stay. But the island holds darker secrets than he could ever have suspected. Then he learns the only route back to the mainland is about to close for good. And his own life may be in terrible danger . . . ___________________ 'Absolutely brilliant. I'm thinking it needs to be made into a movie!' Zoe Ball 'Gripping, unsettling and original. Andrew Hunter Murray is a fabulous storyteller.' Tim Harford 'Rich in imagination and stylishly written ... Totally absorbing.' Paul Burke, Crime Time FM ___________________ Readers can't get enough of The Sanctuary . . . ***** 'A thoughtful, impressive science fiction thriller.' ***** 'I hope AHM keeps writing books because they are *chef's kiss* perfection.' ***** 'Some great twists, turns and surprises! Thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking.' ***** 'I like Andrew Hunter Murray's style ... It was a brilliant read.' ***** 'This book took a totally different turn to what I was expecting! Really enjoyable, stayed up late to finish it as the story was so tense towards the end.'
The Third Book of General Ignorance gathers together 180 questions, both new and previously featured on the BBC TV programme's popular 'General Ignorance' round, and show why, when it comes to general knowledge, none of us knows anything at all. Who invented the sandwich? What was the best thing before sliced bread? Who first ate frogs' legs? Which cat never changes its spots? What did Lady Godiva do? What can you legally do if you come across a Welshman in Chester after sunset?
A world in darkness. A secret she must bring to light. 'A beautifully realised and thought-provoking thriller' THE TIMES 'A brilliant near-future thriller and a really cracking read' RICHARD OSMAN 'Reminiscent of Robert Harris's high-concept conspiracy thrillers' FINANCIAL TIMES ____________________ 2059. The world has stopped turning. One half suffers an endless frozen night; the other, nothing but burning sun. Only in a slim twilit region between them can life survive. In an isolationist Britain clinging on in the twilight zone, scientist Ellen Hopper receives a letter from a dying man. It contains a powerful and dangerous secret. One that those in power will kill to conceal . . . ____________________ 'Wonderful: boldly imagined and beautifully written - the best future-shock thriller for years.' LEE CHILD 'Intriguing and unusual' SUNDAY TIMES 'Inventive, richly detailed world-building' TELEGRAPH 'A tantalizing, suspenseful odyssey of frustration, deceit, treachery, torture, hope, despair and ingenious sleuthing... Murray might have set a new standard for such tales.' WASHINGTON POST 'A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what's happening today.' HARLAN COBEN 'A taut, thrilling runaround.' GUARDIAN 'I read this hungrily ... Its intelligence and bravura characterisation will have you turning page after page. A fabulous achievement.' STEPHEN FRY 'A brilliant debut ... Fans of Robert Harris will love it' DAILY EXPRESS 'To say it's gripping is an understatement - I cancelled all my weekend plans to finish it' SARA PASCOE 'Murray has crafted something original ... an interesting new twist on a post-apocalyptic tale.' KIRKUS 'Downright impossible to stop reading. A near-perfect alternate-future thriller.' BOOKLIST 'Dark, believable and brilliantly written' JENNY COLGAN 'A thrilling page-turner . . . I couldn't put this book down!' CHRISTINA DALCHER 'The Last Day will keep you gripped to the very last page' C.J. TUDOR
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