A deliciously creepy novel revolving around a terrific paradigm shift: The job
you think you're doing? That's not the job you're really doing. -Chris Pavone,
New York Times bestselling author of The Expats Agatha Christie meets George
Orwell in journalist Avdic's unsettling first novel. . . . Avdic not only
constructs a fascinating and original plot but makes her imagined reality
chillingly plausible. -Publishers Weekly, starred review A high-stakes test of
survival and betrayal . . . Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
crossed-pollinated with 'The Most Dangerous Game' . . . An unsettling portrait
of our possible future. -Kirkus Reviews An Orwellian debut novel that never
lets up . . . A heady mix of And Then There Were None and The Hunger Games
[and] a supremely competitive struggle for survival. -Booklist Intriguing . .
. Reminiscent of classic 'locked room' mysteries by writers like Agatha
Christie, Dorothy Sayers and P. D. James. But its near-future setting and
Orwellian setup make it feel almost chillingly forward-looking as well.
-Bookreporter With a scary dystopia core and a foreboding that lurks on every
page, this is terrifying stuff. -Heat Resembling Agatha Christie at her
zaniest, this fascinating, ever-changing scenario is deftly and grippingly
handled. -The Sunday Times (London)
A deliciously creepy novel revolving around a terrific paradigm shift: The job
you think you're doing? That's not the job you're really doing. -Chris Pavone,
New York Times bestselling author of The Expats Agatha Christie meets George
Orwell in journalist Avdic's unsettling first novel. . . . Avdic not only
constructs a fascinating and original plot but makes her imagined reality
chillingly plausible. -Publishers Weekly, starred review A high-stakes test of
survival and betrayal . . . Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
crossed-pollinated with 'The Most Dangerous Game' . . . An unsettling portrait
of our possible future. -Kirkus Reviews An Orwellian debut novel that never
lets up . . . A heady mix of And Then There Were None and The Hunger Games
[and] a supremely competitive struggle for survival. -Booklist Intriguing . .
. Reminiscent of classic 'locked room' mysteries by writers like Agatha
Christie, Dorothy Sayers and P. D. James. But its near-future setting and
Orwellian setup make it feel almost chillingly forward-looking as well.
-Bookreporter With a scary dystopia core and a foreboding that lurks on every
page, this is terrifying stuff. -Heat Resembling Agatha Christie at her
zaniest, this fascinating, ever-changing scenario is deftly and grippingly
handled. -The Sunday Times (London)
