Hunted

Author: Mukherjee, Abir

Political / legal thriller

Published on 9 May 2024 by Vintage Publishing (Harvill Secker) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 512 pages
163 x 243 x 48 | 752g

'A damn exciting read’ JAMES PATTERSON'Tense, twisty…will keep you guessing' RUTH WARE 'A high-octane, high-adrenaline thriller…Chillingly plausible' ERIN KELLYIN A RACE AGAINST TIME, WHAT IF THE GREATEST THREAT WAS YOUR OWN CHILD?It’s a week before the presidential elections when a bomb goes off in an LA shopping mall…In London, armed police storm Heathrow Airport and arrest Sajid Khan. His daughter Aliyah entered the USA with the suicide bomber, and now she’s missing, potentially plotting another attack.

But then a mysterious woman called Carrie turns up at Sajid’s door after travelling halfway across the world. She claims Aliyah is with her son Greg, and she knows where they could be.

Back in the US, Agent Shreya Mistry is closing in on the two fugitives. But the more she investigates, the more she realises this case is far from as simple as it seems.

Hunted by the authorities, the two parents are thrown together in a race against time to find their kids before the FBI does and stop a catastrophe that will bring the world to its knees.

Discover the new TWIST-PACKED thriller from the author of The Shadows of Men‘A pretty much flawless thriller’ Lee Child

'A masterclass in intelligent suspense’ Mick Herron ‘If you're looking for a kick-ass, pedal-to-the-metal thriller you need HUNTED’ Mark Billingham‘A mature, intelligent thriller... Stunning' Janice Hallett'Smart and blisteringly contemporary' Mail on Sunday'Skintight plotting and a twisting storyline… [Hunted is] unputdownable' Sunday Times'Immediately catapults [Mukherjee] into the ranks of best action-thriller writers' Crime Time'A race-against-time story with some excellent twists and subversions of expectations' Observer'A pure adrenaline read' Prima'Mukherjee enters contemporary thriller-dom with a bang… his cunning twists make for a buoyant read' Daily Telegraph

'Hunted is a phenomenal achievement, with its sizeable cast of memorable characters, flawless juggling of multiple storylines, and a political dimension that makes it more than pacey entertainment' Sunday Times, Thriller of the month