The world is counting down to the millennium and to disaster. When a childs body is found on a remote island east of London, journalist Jonny Murphy is sent to investigate. What he uncovers is more than a tragedy. Its a warning. Something catastrophic is coming and Jonny might be the only one who can stop it.A propulsive, atmospheric thriller that ratchets up the tension with every pageTM LoganA powerhouse writerJo SpainCleverly layered and beautifully atmospheric Sarah Sultoon has become an auto-buy author for meKia AbdullahThe clock ticks down towards a fantastic payoff Abandoned islands, thrilling chases, investigative journalists what more could you want?Holly WattThey feared the machines. They should have feared the peopleLondon, Christmas 1999. The world is on edge. With the new millennium just days away, fears of the Millennium Bug are spiralling warnings of computer failures, market crashes, even global catastrophe. But fifty miles east, on the frozen Blackwater Island, a different kind of mystery unfolds. A childs body is discovered on the bracken, untouched by footprints, with no sign of how he died. And no one has come forward to claim him.At the International Tribune, reporter Jonny Murphy senses something is off. Police are appealing for relatives, not suspects. An anonymous call led officers to the scene, but no one knows who made it. While the world fixates on a digital apocalypse, Jonny sees the real disaster unfolding closer to home. With just twenty-hour hours before the century turns, he heads to Blackwater driven by curiosity, desperation, and the sting of rejection from his colleague Paloma.But Blackwater has secrets buried deep in the frozen ground. More victims some dead, others still paying for past sins. And when Paloma catches up to him, they stumble onto something far bigger than either of them imagined. Something that could change everything. The millennium is coming. The clock is ticking. Can Jonny stop it? Should he?And what if Y2K wasnt a hoax, but a warning?Propulsive characters and a simmering mystery explode into a race against time it had me grippedRod ReynoldsAtmospheric, tense and all the more shocking for mirroring real state crimesEve SmithAuthenticity that demands your attentionWill CarverA distinctively chilling roller-coasterPeter Hain Readers who love mysteries, bleak landscapes and a lingering sense of dread will enjoy this, and the authors notes may haunt youMature TimesA thrilling, tightly plotted, and important readMichael J MalonePraise for Sarah Sultoon**Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger****WINNER of the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Thriller Award**A first-class political thrillerSteve CavanaghA bitingly sharp, pacy thriller. Devilishly good. I inhaled itFreya BerryA brave and thought-provoking debut novelAdam HamdyA taut and thought-provoking book thats all the more unnerving for how much it echoes the headlines in real lifeCultureFlyA tense thriller, a remarkable debut, heartbreaking, but ultimately this is a story of resilience and survivalNB...
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