One Way
by S.J. Morden
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Pub Date 10 Apr 2018 | Archive Date 12 Apr 2018
Orion Publishing Group | Gollancz
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Description
EIGHT ASTRONAUTS. ONE KILLER. NO WAY HOME.
A blend of classic mystery, Orange is the New Black and Andy Weir's The Martian, One Way is a science-fiction thriller like no other.
'A rip-roaring thriller of a book that hits the ground running and doesn't stop until the final chapter' John Marrs, author of the bestselling/Radio 2 Book Club choice THE ONE
'S.J. Morden's Agatha-Christie-in-space thriller accelerates to warp speed and becomes an engrossing whodunnit' Financial Times
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There's a murderer amongst them, and everyone's a suspect . . .
Frank Kittridge is serving life for murdering his son's drug dealer, so when he's offered a deal by Xenosystems Operations - the corporation that owns the prison - he takes it.
He's been selected to help build the first permanent base on Mars. Unfortunately, his crewmates are just as guilty of their crimes as he is.
As the convicts set to work on the frozen wastes of Mars, the accidents multiply.
Until Frank begins to suspect they might not be accidents at all . . .
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'A claustrophobic, high-tension, survival-against-the-odds thriller. It paints a convincing picture of the lethal Martian envrionment as well as the growing terror of being incarcerated in a deadly prison with no way out' Guardian
'A tense and claustrophobic murder-mystery-on-Mars' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of NOMAD
'ONE WAY is what would happen if the crime and sci-fi genres got together and had a baby. Deeply immersive, chilling and atmospheric. An utterly fabulous book!' Emma Kavanagh, bestselling author of FALLING and HIDDEN
'A cracking read. A compelling vision of the near future inhabited by well motivated characters. It's a thrilling tale that grabs you and whips along to the very last breathless page' Adam Hamdy, author of PENDULUM
'Twisty and gripping . . . the Red Planet was never bloodier' Financial Times
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781473222588 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 304 |
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 450044
As soon as the first paragraph was read I was hooked. A brilliant tale of Mars, crime, suspense, all backed up with a stunning knowledge of science. Edge of your seat stuff and at times so claustapohic I found I wasn’t breathing. Unputdownable and it will stay with me for a long time. A brilliant read more please.
Media/Journalist 449121
I normally read for about two hours every day on the train. But I lost sleep over this book and for most of the past maybe two days my kindle has always been close to hand in case I had a spare minute. I have never really considered anything but sending extremely trained astronauts into space so this whole novel caught my attention as something new.
The way that the story is told my natural feeling of distrust and dislike towards murderers and criminals was constantly challenged as I really quickly got to like and grew attached to the characters. It is safe to say Frank’s life has not been easy. With the decisions he has had to make, getting him into jail in the first place and pointless existence once imprisoned its not difficult to understand by he chose to be one of the first settlers on Mars. But as he goes through training and the brutal life in Mars it really does make you wonder whether extreme hardships he goes through is better than his nominal existence in the prison.
But the life on Mars is absorbing! Every element of the tasks that the crew must perform to survive, every challenge they have no choice but to achieve, every time their lack of training and lack of supplies gets in the way, their natural human coping mechanism kicks in. And every bump in this book is based on their fight for their existence. And though I want to hate them for being murders I can’t help but always route for Frank no matter what horrendous decisions he has to make.
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