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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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Brought to you by Penguin.

Read by Kristin Atherton, Roy McMillan, Clare Corbett, Tom Bateman, Patience Tomlinson & Shaheen Kahn.

From author of THE ONE - now a major Netflix series - and THE FAMILY EXPERIMENT!

Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.

A gripping page-turning thriller for fans of BLACK MIRROR from the bestselling author of THE ONE.

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 illegal 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

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

"One of the most exciting, original thriller writers out there, I never miss one of his books." - Simon Kernick

©2019 John Marrs (P)2019 Penguin Audio
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Critic Reviews

"One of the most exciting, original thriller writers out there, I never miss one of his books." (Simon Kernick)

"It's a real joy to read something totally original, smart and thought provoking." (Peter James)

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Interesting read

I enjoyed this novel the subject matter was something different and the twists kept coming all around the way I through

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Very entertaining

A really fun book lots of action and interesting characters I really enjoyed this one

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Riveting

Some people said they couldn’t keep the characters straight. There are about 5-6 pairs of characters- at first. Just know this and you’ll easily remember. After an hour it all becomes clear- it’s another clever, intertwined futuristic, tech gone wrong story - playing on both our hopes for the future and our fear of the future. My only regret was the ending - I love a wound up end. This is not a dangler but somewhere in between dangling and resolution. Loved it.

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Marrs’ plots are a-mazing

This is the 4th of John Marrs books that I’ve listened to - each one has been stranger than the last without actually challenging credulity. They paint scenarios that are freakishly plausible from where we are now. The plots are also tense, fast paced and mostly unpredictable. Only the language itself is a little dull and that is why I haven’t given this book the full five stars. Marrs often falls back onto cliched phrases as though he is moving so fast that he doesn’t have time to find his own words for things. It’s a shame, but it won’t stop me listening to more - maybe just interspersed with richer writing. All Marrs’ imagination seems to be poured into his story lines - and they are rippers!

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Wow. What a find.

Really enjoyed this one. First book from this author and have now bought 3 more. It had a mix of all the genres I love from thriller to sci fi. Highly recommended!

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Disturbing but quite the page turner!

I love finding psychological suspense novels that aren’t scary. I’m also really enjoying this author

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One of the most original and riveting books I've read/ listened to in a very long time

Fans of the original Black Mirror series will love this. Akin to Black Mirror this story takes place in the near future where we are presented with ethical dilemmas our AI driven future has not yet informed or prepared the general public for.

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Very Enjoyable...

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Well written and great story

Congrats John Marrs...keep up the great story telling

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Perfect recipe of suspense and entertainment

John Marrs is my current fave author - you just know it's going to be good because he wrote it. After watching "The One" on Netflix I listened to his book "What Lies Between Us" and LOVED it. Actually I binged it!! Now I am working my way through his back catalogue.

This book "The Passengers" is the perfect recipe of fear, suspenseful thriller, titillation and entertainment and the premise is utterly believable. I love that he builds in themes from this other books, but you do not have to have read them to follow the current plot.

I was a little disappointed by the finish of this one, so it dropped to only 4 stars, not 5 but still excellent and absolutely recommended. Next John Marrs... Next....

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Intriguing story

Kept me interested the whole way through. Enjoyed the ending and the different characters.

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