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Amazing . . . Intense suspense, shocks and scares plus chilling insider authenticity make this one very special - LEE CHILD
Falling is the best kind of thriller (for me as a reader anyway). Characters you care deeply about. Nonstop, totally authentic suspense - JAMES PATTERSON
Attention, please: T. J. Newman has written the perfect thriller! - GILLIAN FLYNN, #1 bestselling author of Gone Girl
You just boarded a flight to New York.
There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard.
What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped.
For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die.
The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane.
Enjoy the flight.
Praise for Falling
Think Speed on a passenger jet - with the cockpit dials turned up to supersonic - Ian Rankin
Stunning and relentless. This is Jaws at 35,000 feet - Don Winslow
The best thriller I’ve read in years. Buckle up - Adrian McKinty
Terrific and terrifying, a true page-turner.. A must-read for summer vacation - Gillian Flynn, #1 bestselling author of Gone Girl
A jet-propelled thriller that will have you in its grip from first page to last. A truly astonishing debut and an incredible work of pure suspense - Steve Cavanagh
Newman keeps up an extreme pace from the first page—a near-impossible task, considering that the hero is locked in a cockpit, unable to take action himself. This novel is like the films Die Hard and Speed on steroids, creating one of the year’s best thrillers - Library Journal
With characters you’ll root for and a plot that dips and bounces like a plane hitting turbulence, this thrill ride is impossible to put down - Daily Mail
A scorching thriller - Evening Standard
Newman’s [flight attendant] background means Falling brings a freshness and depth to the genre - The Guardian
A superlative debut . . . This tense, convincing thriller marks the arrival of an assured new talent - Publishers Weekly
...full of the kind of authentic detail that comes from personal experience - Literary Review
Gripping from the first sentence, this thriller is like no other - OK! Magazine
A remarkable debut - The Sunday Times
... a tense and claustrophobic read, the fast-paced action zipping along at an astonishing rate - Refinery29
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Falling by T. J. Newman has captured significant attention as a gripping summer thriller, lauded by numerous outlets and earning spots on several "Best of" lists. Reviewers praise its relentless pacing, intense suspense, and originality, often likening it to high-stakes films like Die Hard and Speed. The novel's tension is expertly maintained, with readers drawn into a harrowing scenario involving a pilot faced with an impossible life-or-death decision. Newman's background as a flight attendant enriches the narrative with authenticity, making it a standout debut that's difficult to put down.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781398507289
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 May 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
About the Author
T. J. Newman is a former bookseller and flight attendant whose first novel Falling became a publishing sensation and debuted at number two on the New York Times bestseller list. The book was named a best book of the year by USA TODAY and Esquire, among many others, and has been published in over thirty countries. The book will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures. T. J. lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Drowning is her second novel.
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