Sanctuary
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Sanctuary
Who will you save when the world ends?
Featured in ‘Best crime and thriller reads in April 2026’ inTHE i PAPER ‘Billionaires, bunkers and the fall of the United States… Fascinating, horrifying and all too believable’ Catherine Ryan Howard
The timely, unputdownable high concept post-apocalyptic action thriller new for 2026
Who will you save when the world ends?
Featured in ‘Best crime and thriller reads in April 2026’ in THE i PAPER
‘Billionaires, bunkers and the fall of the United States… Fascinating, horrifying and all too believable’ Catherine Ryan Howard
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After decades of unrelenting disasters, America is on the brink of environmental and social collapse. Billionaire John Brandt was one of the few who planned for it.
While Brandt and his family retreat to Sanctuary, their luxurious underground bunker, ordinary Americans don’t stand a chance.
But men like construction worker Tom Grady aren’t going down without a fight. He helped build the bunker and knows it’s the only way to keep his friends and family safe.
Grady will stop at nothing to get them in. Brandt will do whatever it takes to keep them out.
Locked in a deadly fight for survival unfolding across the nation, who will win – and at what cost?
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Sanctuary is a gripping, thought-provoking, utterly unputdownable thriller for fans of Michael Crichton, Terry Hayes and Hugh Howey.
'Intelligent, chillingly real, and utterly profound, this novel left me breathless' Mark Greaney
'A masterpiece. Gripping, fast-paced and frighteningly believable' CJ Parsons
‘Utterly human characters and exceptional storytelling’ Nick Petrie
'Cleary creates a desolate world and fills it with the best and worst of us' Sarah Clarke
‘A breakneck and thoughtful thriller of ultimate stakes’ Tosca Lee
‘Gripping thriller’ Woman's Own
READERS LOVE Sanctuary:
'Gripping near-future thriller' [Five star review]
'One of those rare thrillers that grips you from the opening pages and never lets go' [Five star review]
'A blazing page turner… I lived and breathed every heart stopping moment' [Five star review]
'Made me gasp at times, and I wanted to cry at times. The writing was excellent, and I felt as if I knew all the main characters' [Five star review]
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008789503
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HQ
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 460g
Pages: 368
About the Author
James Cleary is a native of Long Island, New York. He is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship for Fiction. James is also a theatre professional, and has worked extensively as an actor, director, and playwright.
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