The Chain: The Award-Winning Suspense Thriller of the Year
Jul 2019 · Hachette UK
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THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR CHILD BACK IS TO KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD
'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype' GUARDIAN
'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL
* * * * *
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
* * * * *
DON'T MISS THE LATEST NAIL-BITING THRILLER FROM ADRIAN MCKINTY: THE ISLAND IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW.
* * * * *
THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING THRILLER
Winner: Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
Winner: Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Fiction
Winner: International Thriller Writers Awards - Best Hardcover
Winner: Macavity Awards - Best International Crime Fiction
Winner: Barry Award - Thriller of the Year
*****
'A heart-stopping roller coaster'
DAILY MAIL
'The book everyone is talking about'
MIRROR
'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 GRIFFITHS
A 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' SELECTION FOR:
GUARDIAN
DAILY TELEGRAPH
AMAZON
EXPRESS
OBSERVER
TIME MAGAZINE
'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype' GUARDIAN
'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL
* * * * *
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
* * * * *
DON'T MISS THE LATEST NAIL-BITING THRILLER FROM ADRIAN MCKINTY: THE ISLAND IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW.
* * * * *
THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING THRILLER
Winner: Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
Winner: Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Fiction
Winner: International Thriller Writers Awards - Best Hardcover
Winner: Macavity Awards - Best International Crime Fiction
Winner: Barry Award - Thriller of the Year
*****
'A heart-stopping roller coaster'
DAILY MAIL
'The book everyone is talking about'
MIRROR
'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 GRIFFITHS
A 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' SELECTION FOR:
GUARDIAN
DAILY TELEGRAPH
AMAZON
EXPRESS
OBSERVER
TIME MAGAZINE
Ratings and reviews
4.0
14 reviews
danila mancini
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November 3, 2019
La trama promette bene, ma con il passare del tempo si comincia ad intuire come si svlupperà l'intreccio degli eventi. Chi sia il colpevole lo si capisce a metà del romanzo, e quando l'autore pensava che avremmo fatto un salto sulla sedia, alla ennesima rivelazione/segreto di Pulcinella viene da dire "sai che scoperta..." perchè intanto aveva seminato indizi che anche un bimbo del nido avrebbe saputo ricollegare per capire che nessuna conoscenza fatta dalla protagonista è casuale. L'Autore, cui va il mio plauso sincero per aver costruito un'impalcatura thriller notevole, ha mostrato di saperci fare: non un capolavoro imperdibile, ma un'ottima lettura da weekend (impegno: in sei ore si legge tranquillamente, sono 340 pagine scorrevoli e fluide) ma lungi dai maestri che (Lee Child e S. King in primis in quarta di copertina) lo recensiscono un po' troppo entusiasticamente. 4 su 5
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suhanara begum
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August 24, 2020
Absolutely bored me to death
About the author
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 books have won the Edgar Award, the Ned Kelly Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award and have been translated into over 20 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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