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The Drift

The Drift

Summary

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!

'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

Now this is a real horror story’ 5 STAR READER REVIEW

‘One of the best thriller’s I’ve ever read!’ 5 STAR READER REVIEW

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?

Praise for C. J. Tudor:

'Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time' LEE CHILD

'C. J. Tudor is terrific’ HARLAN COBEN

C.J. Tudor should be on everyone's must-read list' CHRIS WHITAKER

'A dark star is born' A. J. FINN

Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023
Waterstones Thriller of the Month, November 2023

Reviews

  • An exceptional thriller that blew me away with its original, high-octane plot, jaw-dropping twists and characters I cared about. When I wasn't reading The Drift I was thinking about it. A writer at the top of her game
    CLAIRE DOUGLAS

About the author

C. J. Tudor

C. J. Tudor’s love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover, television presenter and copywriter.

She is now the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man, The Taking of Annie Thorne, The Other People, The Burning Girls and The Drift. All of her books are in development or optioned for TV, and The Burning Girls debuted on Paramount Plus in 2023. She is also the author of a short story collection, A Sliver of Darkness.
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