{"product_id":"9781913193942-the-quiet-people","title":"The Quiet People","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe nerve-shredding, twisty MUST-READ bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuspicion is cast on two successful crime writers, when their seven-year-old son goes missing. Are they trying to show that they can commit the perfect crime? A mesmerisingly twisty, dark thriller from number-one bestselling New Zealand author Paul Cleave…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuspicion is cast on two successful crime writers, when their seven-year-old son goes missing. Are they trying to show that they can commit the perfect crime? A mesmerisingly twisty, dark thriller from number-one bestselling New Zealand author Paul Cleave…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘You may think you know where it’s going, but you couldn’t be more wrong. A true page-turner filled with dread, rage, doubt and more twists than the Remutaka Pass’ \u003cb\u003eLinwood Barclay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Paul Cleave is an automatic must-read for me, and \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet People\u003c\/i\u003e shows why – it grabbed me by the throat, shook me around, and left me breathing hard. Fantastic, and highly recommended’ \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A true page-turner, with an intriguing premise, a rollercoaster plot and a cast of believably flawed characters’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘An absolute BELTER of a book … I’d forgotten how good Paul Cleave is!’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Pinborough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan two crime writers get away with murder?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCameron and Lisa Murdoch are successful New Zealand crime writers, happily married and topping bestseller lists worldwide. They have been on the promotional circuit for years, joking that no one knows how to get away with crime like they do. After all, they write about it for a living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when their challenging seven-year-old son Zach disappears, the police and the public naturally wonder if they have finally decided to prove what they have been saying all this time… \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre they trying to show how they can commit the perfect crime?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElectrifying, taut and immaculately plotted, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet People\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling, tantalisingly twisted thriller that will keep you gripped and guessing to the last explosive page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Best Indie Novel: Crime Fiction Lover Awards**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** 2021 INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘The psychological depth of the leads bolsters the complex plot. This merits comparison with the work of Patricia Highsmith’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘What is really compelling about \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet People\u003c\/i\u003e is neither its neat twists nor the topical examination of mob rule, but Cleave’s portrait of Cameron as he goes rogue under pressure and tries to use his writer’s skills to save his son’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Gripping from the first page and full of deliciously dark twists and turns. You can’t be a true fan of crime fiction if you’re not reading Cleave’s books’ \u003cb\u003eTom Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The sense of dread builds unstoppably in this gripping page-turner … an intense, chilling read’ \u003cb\u003eGilly Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I don't think I breathed from about halfway through to the end. A masterpiece from a crime genius’ \u003cb\u003eSusi Holliday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘His best book yet … by the end, readers will find themselves holding their breath’ \u003cb\u003eBolo Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Uses words as lethal weapons’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘What starts out as a slow burn, quickly ratchets up the tension and the twists, sending you spiralling down a hill of depravity and desperation’ \u003cb\u003eKirsten McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A cinematic, raging, rollercoaster of a plot … wildly entertaining, and will keep you guessing right to the end’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Cleave has become one of my go-to authors for a chilling slice of cleverly crafted crime’ \u003cb\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Super-clever and properly gripping’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A superb novel from a champion storyteller’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Watch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Paul Cleave\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Cleave writes the kind of dark, intense thrillers that I never want to end. Do yourself a favour and check him out’ \u003cb\u003eSimon Kernick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Tense, thrilling, touching. Paul Cleave is very good indeed’ \u003cb\u003eJohn Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Compelling, dark, and perfectly paced’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Relentlessly gripping, deliciously twisted’ \u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An intense adrenaline rush from start to finish’ \u003cb\u003eS J Watson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A riveting and all too realistic thriller’ \u003cb\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A gripping thriller …I couldn’t put it down’ \u003cb\u003eMeg Gardiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This very clever novel did my head in time and again’ \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Cleave’s whirligig plot mesmerises’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This thriller is one to remember’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945927684193,"sku":"9781913193942","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31803912.jpg?v=1734596064","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913193942-the-quiet-people","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}