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Freezing Point (Faber Editions)
A lost dystopian classic, set in a future without death.You don't own yourself any longer. Society owns you. Had it not been for society, you would not be lying here now.Bruno, a young magazine editor, seems to live a charmed life, until he discovers a growth on his neck - the first sign of incurable cancer. But his doctor offers him a unique opportunity: Bruno can choose to be 'frozen down' until medical science has found a cure for his condition. He makes his decision, just after meeting and falling in love with an enigmatic ballet dancer.Decades later, he wakes up to find himself cured, but the world is now a very different place. Freezing technology is now ubiquitous, the pleasures of life have been subtly drained and society has started to fracture. Bruno must decide what he really wants from his life and whether it's worth the cost.Fans of dystopian fiction will love this creepingly claustrophobic classic, which asks all the big questions about ageing, death, scientific progress and the meaning of life.With a new foreword by Sophie Mackintosh
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Gone
Fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will love this gut-churning, deep and darkly compelling thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. A read you won't forget in a hurry...'Lacerating' -- Independent'Stomach-churning, fast-paced, top-notch' -- Sunday Express'A particularly potent blend of terror and horror' -- The Times'Nothing short of brilliant' -- Daily Mail'An absolute page turner' -- ***** Reader review'Read it... You not be disappointed!' -- ***** Reader review'Absolutely un-put-down-able!' -- ***** Reader review'Another 'can't put it down' read!' -- ***** Reader review*********************************************************************HE WATCHES. HE WAITS. HE TAKES WHAT ISN'T HIS.Night is falling as murder detective Jack Caffery arrives to interview the distraught victim of a car-jacking.What he hears horrifies him. The car was taken by force, and on the back seat was a passenger. An eleven-year-old girl. Who is still missing.Before long the jacker starts to communicate with the police. And Caffery becomes certain that he is planning to take another car. And another child.Who is the car-jacker? How is he choosing his targets? And - most urgent of all - can Caffery find the child?Before it's too late . . .
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