{"product_id":"9781912374779-the-closer-i-get","title":"The Closer I Get","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compulsive, disturbingly relevant, twisty and powerful psychological, social-media thriller from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Path\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compulsive, disturbingly relevant, twisty and powerful psychological, social-media thriller … NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Brilliantly twisty. I loved it’ \u003cb\u003eLisa Jewell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Another dark banger from the Orenda Books stable … A brilliant, twisty cat-and-mouse book about fandom and obsession’ \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Effortlessly readable, intensely chilling. That ending floored me’ \u003cb\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***LONGLISTED for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian’s\u003c\/i\u003e Not the Booker Prize***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ___________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tom is a successful author, but he’s struggling to finish his novel. His main distraction is an online admirer, Evie, who simply won’t leave him alone.\u003cbr\u003e Evie is smart, well read and unstable; she lives with her father and her social-media friendships are not only her escape, but everything she has.\u003cbr\u003e When she’s hit with a restraining order, her world is turned upside down, and Tom is free to live his life again, to concentrate on writing.\u003cbr\u003e But things aren’t really adding up. For Tom is distracted but also addicted to his online relationships, and when they take a darker, more menacing turn, he feels powerless to change things. Because maybe he needs Evie more than he’s letting on.\u003cbr\u003e A compulsive, disturbingly relevant, twisty and powerful psychological thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Closer I Get\u003c\/i\u003e is also a searing commentary on the fragility and insincerity of online relationships, and the danger that can lurk just one ‘like’ away…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ___________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This book will make you rethink your social media obsession. Dangerous from page one, lit by bursts of black humour, ultimately honest about the frailty of ego and the masks we all wear. Terrifically readable’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Hilary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e So good. Such brilliant characters. Great premise and a thrilling read’ \u003cb\u003eNina Pottell, \u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A sucker-punch of a twist that took my breath away! Absurdly gripping, and enough to unnerve anyone who has ever spent any time online’ \u003cb\u003eAngela Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘As perfect a thriller as you’ll read all year’ \u003cb\u003eCaz Frear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A gripping ride through the heartlands of need and hurt. Even at his most thrilling, Paul Burston never loses his sense of real pain and suffering’ \u003cb\u003ePhilip Hensher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Chillingly recognisable. A delicious tour de force’ \u003cb\u003eAlex Marwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Compelling, creepy and completely believable’ \u003cb\u003eMel McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Dark, devious and with a growing sense of dread’ \u003cb\u003eNeil Broadfoot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Brilliantly written, tense and compelling’ \u003cb\u003eAmanda Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Dark twisty fiction at its very best’ \u003cb\u003eSJI Holliday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘One of the best books you’ll read this year’ \u003cb\u003eEd James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ‘Unsettling. Taut. Menacing. Burston puts the killer into killer twist’ \u003cb\u003eJonathan Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Witty and insightful’ \u003cb\u003eSusie Boyt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Brilliant, chilling, totally awesome writing’ \u003cb\u003eMiranda Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘An absolute stunner … with a deliciously twisted ending’ \u003cb\u003eLisa Hall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘The book is a masterpiece in sustained suspense and smart literate contemporary horror. Bravo Mr Burston’ \u003cb\u003eDerek Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Very easy to read, certainly keeps you hooked in with plenty of twists. I suspect it will be a big read this summer’ \u003cb\u003eFiona Sharp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘It’s about a gay novelist who becomes the target of an online stalker and is dark, thought-provoking, and totally riveting. As comebacks go, it’s on a par with Madonna bursting out of a giant disco ball in a pink leotard!’ \u003cb\u003eMatt Cain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Gripped and terrified by Paul Burston’s new novel, bloody hell!!!’ \u003cb\u003eRowan Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535879709046,"sku":"9781912374779","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39006805.jpg?v=1774283409","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781912374779-the-closer-i-get","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}