From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chain comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a family that must face their darkest fears--and deepest secrets--when they go on the run for their lives.
“Extraordinary.” —T. J. Newman, New York Times bestselling author of FallingDownload and start listening now!
"Great book, narrated well with well done accents, BUT why oh why did some fool think it a good idea to insert actual gunfire blasts every time a gun went off? I listen to audiobooks with quality headphones and the volume turned up loud to compensate for my lousy hearing. Luckily I’m not a veteran with PTSD, but my ears just rang every time a gun went off at high volume. Thank goodness I wasn’t wearing hearing aids. "
— Priscilla Trudell (4 out of 5 stars)
“A tense, adrenaline-fueled thriller.”
— Time“Deliverance meets The Road Warrior in this harrowing survival thriller…McKinty is a master of suspense.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Expertly choreographed and breathlessly exciting…Both the peril and the family are like no other. The Chain was McKinty’s breakthrough novel and this one could be every bit as big.”
— Booklist (starred review)“This book is one of the scariest, most suspenseful books I’ve every read.”
— Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author"Deliverance meets The Road Warrior in this harrowing survival thriller . . . McKinty is a master of suspense.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)Expertly choreographed and breathlessly exciting . . . both the peril and the family are like no other. The Chain was McKinty’s breakthrough novel and this one could be every bit as big.
— Booklist (starred review)Wow, this book left me breathless and on the edge of my seat from the very first page—this is thriller writing of a high order. Gripping and unpredictable, prepare to be hooked and pumped full of adrenaline as McKinty deftly weaves a compulsively readable plot with characters that you are rooting for. No one does high- stakes tension like McKinty. Put The Island at the top of your TBR—you won’t regret it.” —Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium
Heart-stoppingly tense and unpredictable, The Island twists a family vacation to a nightmarish breaking point. Adrian McKinty has written another irresistible and pulse-pounding thriller about the surprising places evil hides and just how far we’ll go for those we love.” —Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her
An exciting thriller that... pulls readers compulsively onward.
— Kirkus ReviewsMcKinty delivers another skillful, blade-sharp page-turner." —James Swallow, bestselling author of Nomad
A pulsating, nerve-shredding thriller. I loved it!" —M. J. Arlidge, bestselling author of Eeny Meeny
McKinty hangs on to his wit and literacy even under duress...Beneath its surface of high-speed thrills, The Chain is clearly the work of the philosophical thinker McKinty has always been.
— Janet Maslin, New York TimesThe pace quickens and the tension builds whenever the mother and daughter appear in a scene. In the end, what makes The Chain so frightening - and why it works so well as a thriller - is that all of Rachel's actions remain completely relatable, even as she whipsaws between terror and determination, morphing from victim to perpetrator.
— Tina Jordan, The New York TimesThis is more than nail-biting; think cuticle-shredding.
— Bethanne Patrick, The Washington PostA chilling, diabolical page-turner you'll want to savor.
— People Magazine, Book of the WeekThrillers... don't get much more psychologically rich than The Chain." —David Canfield, Entertainment Weekly
This nightmarish story is incredibly propulsive and original. You won't shake it for a long time.
— Stephen KingYou have never read anything quite like The Chain and you will never be able to forget it. Brilliant. Beautifully written. A masterpiece of tension. The Chain scared 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 Chain belongs in the elite company of world-class thrillers like Gone Girl and The Silence of the Lambs. This is nothing short of JAWS for parents.
— Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel and The ForceBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the Troubles. His father was a welder in Harland and Wolff—the shipyard where they built the Titanic; his mother was a school lunch lady and secretary. Adrian went to Oxford University on a full scholarship where he studied philosophy.
Emigrating first to America and then Australia he found work as a door-to-door salesman, a driver, a bookstore clerk, a barman, a high school English teacher, and a semipro rugby player.
His debut crime novel, Dead I Well May Be, was shortlisted for the 2004 Dagger Award and was optioned by Universal Pictures. He is the author of more than a dozen crime novels that have been translated into over forty languages. He has won the Edgar Award, the Anthony Award, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, the Barry Award, the Macavity Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and is a three-time winner of the Ned Kelly Award.
His 2020 novel The Chain was a New York Times bestseller and appeared on twenty-five best-of-the-year lists. His 2022 novel The Island was an instant New York Times bestseller and made five best-of-the-year lists including those of the London Times and the New York Times.
Adrian is a member of the Linnean Society and the National Audubon Society. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
Christine Lakin is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and acclaimed television actress, best known for her roles as Alicia “Al” Lambert on the hit family comedy Step by Step and as Joan of Arc on Showtime’s Reefer Madness.