This Is Where It Ends
Marieke Nijkamp
The 10th Anniversary Edition of the #1 New York Times Bestseller and Buzzfeed Book of the Decade
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Release Date: 18/12/2025
The 10th Anniversary Edition of the #1 New York Times Bestseller and Buzzfeed Book of the Decade The tenth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller about a high school held hostage, and four teens – each with their own reason to fear the boy with the gun. Featuring printed edges, French flaps, an updated author’s note, and an exclusive anniversary bonus epilogue.
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10:00am: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama’s High School finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.
10:02am: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.
10:03am: The auditorium doors won’t open.
10:05am: Someone starts shooting.
Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes, terror reigns as one student’s calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.
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Praise for This Is Where It Ends:
"Marieke Nijkamp's brutal, powerful fictional account of a school shooting is important in its timeliness." – Bustle.com
"A gritty, emotional, and suspenseful read and although fictionalized, it reflects on a problematic and harrowing issue across the nation." – Buzzfeed
"A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss." – BookRiot
Tropes
Young Adult
Psychological Thriller
Gun Violence
Suspense
American High School Drama