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*** There were 54 victims before this. Who is number 55? *** A thriller with a killer hook, and an ending that will make you gasp! Wilbrook in Western Australia is a sleepy, remote town that sits on the edge of miles and miles of unexplored wilderness. It is home to Police Sergeant Chandler Jenkins, who is proud to run the town’s small police station, a place used to dealing with domestic disputes and noise complaints. All that changes on a scorching day when an injured man stumbles into Chandler’s station. He’s covered in dried blood. His name is Gabriel. He tells Chandler what he remembers. He was drugged and driven to a cabin in the mountains and tied up in iron chains. The man who took him was called Heath. Heath told Gabriel he was going to be number 55. His 55th victim. Heath is a serial killer. As a manhunt is launched, a man who says he is Heath walks into the same station. He tells Chandler he was taken by a man named Gabriel. Gabriel told Heath he was going to be victim 55. Gabriel is the serial killer. Two suspects. Two identical stories. Which one is the truth? James Delargy has written one of the most exciting debuts of 2019. He masterfully paints the picture of a remote Western Australian town and its people, swallowed whole by the hunt for a serial killer. This novel has been sold in 19 countries so far and has just been optioned for film. TWO SUSPECTS. TWO IDENTICAL STORIES. WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH? *** On a scorching day in Western Australia, a man named Gabriel stumbles into the remote police station in Wilbrook. He is badly injured, covered in dust and dried blood. He has fought his way through the surrounding wilderness to escape a man named Heath. Heath drugged Gabriel, took him to a cabin in the mountains and tied him up. He told him that he would be his 55th victim. Heath is dangerous. He is a serial killer. Just as Police Sergeant Jenkins launches a manhunt to find him, Heath walks into the station with a story to tell: he was drugged by a man named Gabriel, chained up and told he would be his 55th victim. Gabriel is dangerous. He is a serial killer. The two victims are also the two suspects. Which one is telling the truth? ***For fans of Jane Harper's The Dry , don't miss James Delargy's masterful novel of a small Western Australian town and its people, swallowed whole by the hunt for a serial killer . . . This novel has been sold in 19 countries so far and has been optioned for film*** WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT 55 . . . 'A pulse-pounding psycho-thriller . . . splendidly-engineered plot and a masterly sense of pace allied to a haunting background make for a powerful debut ' Crime Time 'A clever concept for this fast-moving debut , fleshed out with a sympathetic hero haunted by grim memories' Sunday Times Crime Club ' If you liked the Dry you will like this ' 5*, Reader review 'I enjoy a good psychological thriller and t his was up there with the best ' 5*, Reader review 'I loved this book from start to finish . . . the ending is still on my mind today ' 5*, Reader review 'A real page-turner. Gets a grip on you from the start . Best book I've read in years!' 5*, Reader review 'I found it impossible to tear myself away from this small, isolated community as they stumbled into a territory more hostile and unpredictable than any place on earth. LOVED IT ' 5*, Reader review Two Suspects. Two Identical Stories. Who Is Telling The Truth? *** On A Scorching Day In Western Australia, A Man Named Gabriel Stumbles Into The Remote Police Station In Wilbrook. He Is Badly Injured, Covered In Dust And Dried Blood. He Has Fought His Way Through The Surrounding Wilderness To Escape A Man Named Heath. Heath Drugged Gabriel, Took Him To A Cabin In The Mountains And Tied Him Up. He Told Him That He Would Be His 55th Victim. Heath Is Dangerous. He Is A Serial Killer. Just As Police Sergeant Jenkins Launches A Manhunt To Find Him, Heath Walks Into The Station With A Story To Tell: He Was Drugged By A Man Named Gabriel, Chained Up And Told He Would Be His 55th Victim. Gabriel Is Dangerous. He Is A Serial Killer. The Two Victims Are Also The Two Suspects. Which One Is Telling The Truth? ***for Fans Of Jane Harper's The Dry, Don't Miss James Delargy's Masterful Novel Of A Small Western Australian Town And Its People, Swallowed Whole By The Hunt For A Serial Killer . . . This Novel Has Been Sold In 19 Countries So Far And Has Been Optioned For Film*** What Readers Are Saying About 55 . . . ‘a Pulse-pounding Psycho-thriller . . . Splendidly-engineered Plot And A Masterly Sense Of Pace Allied To A Haunting Background Make For A Powerful Debut’ Crime Time ‘a Clever Concept For This Fast-moving Debut, Fleshed Out With A Sympathetic Hero Haunted By Grim Memories’ Sunday Times Crime Club 'if You Liked The Dry You Will Like This' 5*, Amazon Reader 'i Enjoy A Good Psychological Thriller And This Was Up There With The Best' 5*, Amazon Reader ‘i Loved This Book From Start To Finish . . . The Ending Is Still On My Mind Today’ 5*, Amazon Reader ‘a Real Page-turner. Gets A Grip On You From The Start. Best Book I’ve Read In Years!’ 5*, Amazon Reader ‘i Found It Impossible To Tear Myself Away From This Small, Isolated Community As They Stumbled Into A Territory More Hostile And Unpredictable Than Any Place On Earth. Loved It’ 5*, Amazon Reader The stunning thriller you'll never forget. The Dry meets Behind Her Eyes in this incredible debut with a shocking ending. A wounded man walks into a police station in remote Western Australia and tells a remarkable story. Gabriel was picked up while hitchhiking, drugged, and woke up in chains in a barn in remote Western Australia. He'd been kidnapped by a man named Heath, who explains he's going to make Gabriel `number 55' -his fifty-fifth victim. Gabriel manages to escape and runs into the wilderness, eventually stumbling into town. The next day, a man calling himself Heath walks into the same police station and tells the exact same story. Except in his version, he is the victim. And Gabriel is the killer "A wounded man walks into a police station in remote Western Australia and tells a remarkable story. Gabriel was picked up while hitchhiking, drugged, and woke up in chains in a barn in remote Western Australia. He'd been kidnapped by a man named Heath, who explains he's going to make Gabriel 'number 55' -his fifty-fifth victim. Gabriel manages to escape and runs into the wilderness, eventually stumbling into town. The next day, a man calling himself Heath walks into the same police station and tells the exact same story. Except in his version, he is the victim. And Gabriel is the killer."--Provided by publisher Two men claim to have escaped the murderous clutches of a serial killer. But each says he's the victim and the other man is the murderer. It'll take everything small-town police sergeant Chandler Jenkins has to discover the truth - before anyone else dies. Als in de Australische outback een gewonde man het politiebureau binnenkomt met het opmerkelijke verhaal dat hij aan het liften was, verdoofd werd en vastgeketend in een schuur ontwaakt, is dat het begin van een lange zoektocht. NL-ZmNBD