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The Chain de Adrian McKinty

The Chain

Autor Adrian McKinty
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en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 sep 2020
When a mother is targeted by a dangerous group of masterminds, she must commit a crime to save her kidnapped daughter—or risk losing her forever—in this "propulsive and original" award-winning thriller (Stephen King).

It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: it's a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn't do as she's told, the boy will die.

"You are not the first. And you will certainly not be the last."Rachel is now part of The Chain, an unending and ingenious scheme that turns victims into criminals—and is making someone else very rich in the process. The rules are simple, the moral challenges impossible; find the money fast, find your victim, and then commit a horrible act you'd have thought yourself incapable of just twenty-four hours ago.

But what the masterminds behind The Chain know is that parents will do anything for their children. It turns out that kidnapping is only the beginning.

"McKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years. His plots tempt you to read at top speed, but don't give in: this writing—sharply observant, intelligent and shot through with black humor—should be savored."
—Tana French

"A masterpiece. You have never read anything quite like The Chain and you will never be able to forget it." —Don Winslow

"Diabolical, unnerving, and gives a whole new meaning to the word "relentless". Adrian McKinty just leapt to the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. He's the real deal."
—Dennis Lehane

"Pairing an irresistible concept with a winner protagonist, The Chain promises to be your new addiction once you succumb to the first enticing page."
—Alafair Burke

"A grade-A-first-rate-edge-of-your-seat thriller. I can't believe what went through my mind while reading it." —Attica Locke
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ISBN-13: 9780316531238
ISBN-10: 0316531235
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 139 x 210 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Hodder & Stoughton

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It was gripping, intense, suspenseful and it has cost me 2 nights of good sleep. I would've given it 5 stars if not for the really bad ending. It didn't feel as real as the rest of the book and it kinda ruined the whole story for me. It almost felt like the story was going in a different direction but the author insisted to take this path instead, turning it into a bad action movie in which literally everyone knows how to use a gun.

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'A heart-stopping roller coaster'DAILY MAIL'The book everyone is talking about'MIRROR'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype'GUARDIAN* * * * *YOUR PHONE RINGS. A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD. TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD.

YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM'S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD. IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN:YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED. VICTIM.

SURVIVOR. ABDUCTOR. CRIMINAL.

YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE. YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN * * * * *'Scary, plausible, gripping.'IAN RANKIN'You'll miss meals, sleep, and your stop on the bus - guaranteed.'VAL McDERMID'I writhed with the pain of withdrawal when I finished it. Deserves to be the popular hit of the year.'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Incredibly propulsive and original.

You won't shake it for a long time.'STEPHEN KING'A masterpiece. You will never be able to forget it.'DON WINSLOW'A unique and unforgettable thriller. Breath-taking, breakneck, brilliant.'MARK BILLINGHAM 'Striking, memorable, should be savoured.'TANA FRENCH 'Explosively brilliant.

Genuinely unputdownable. Terribly plausible'OBSERVER'I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime.'STEVE CAVANAGH 'An electrifying thriller - one of the very best of its kind'FIONA CUMMINS'What a fantastic idea and perfectly written. I'm quite jealous.'ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'Terrifying.

Terrific.'MICK HERRON'THE CHAIN does for parenting what Gone Girl did for marriage. A must-read thriller.'JAMES SWALLOW'Diabolical, unnerving, relentless.'DENNIS LEHANE'Utterly brilliant'ELLY GRIFFITHSA 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' SELECTION FOR:GUARDIANDAILY TELEGRAPHAMAZONEXPRESSOBSERVERTIME MAGAZINE

Notă biografică

Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the Troubles of the 1970s and 1980s. His father was a boilermaker and ship's engineer and his mother a secretary. Adrian went to Oxford University on a full scholarship to study philosophy before emigrating to the United States to become a high school English teacher. His debut crime novel Dead I Well May Be was shortlisted for the 2004 Dagger Award and was optioned by Universal Pictures. His books have won the Edgar Award, the Ned Kelly Award, the Anthony Award, and the Barry Award and have been translated into over twenty languages. Adrian is a reviewer and critic for the Sydney Morning Herald, the Irish Times, and the Guardian. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

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"AdrianMcKinty is oneof the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene inyears. His plots tempt you to read at top speed, but don't givein: this writing -- sharply observant,intelligent and shot through with black humor -- should be savored."—Tana French, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Witch ElmandThe Trespasser
"You have never read anything quite likeThe Chainand you will never be able to forget it. Brilliant. Beautifully written. A masterpiece of tension.The Chainscared the hell out of me but I could not put it down! I raced to the end of the book and then went back to see how Adrian McKinty pulled it all off.The Chainbelongs in the elite company of world-class thrillers likeGone GirlandThe Silence of the Lambs. This is nothing short of JAWS for parents."—Don Winslow,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe CartelandThe Force
"RachelKnight's daughter has been abducted, and the only way Rachel can save her is toadd another kidnapped child to the terrifying chain. Pairing an irresistibleconcept with a winner protagonist,The Chainpromises to be your new addiction once you succumb to thefirst enticing page."—Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author ofThe Better SisterandThe Wife
"TheChainis diabolical,unnerving, and gives a whole new meaning to the word 'relentless.' Adrian McKinty just leaptto the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. He writes with confidence,heart, and style to spare. He's the real deal."—Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author ofMystic RiverandSince We Fell
"Amasterpiece. Oneof the finest novels ever produced in the genre. This is up there withMarathonManandThe Silence of the Lambs. It just doesn't get any better than this."—Steve Cavanagh, author ofThirteen