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Pendulum

the explosive debut thriller (BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice)

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Pendulum

By: Adam Hamdy
Narrated by: Luke Thompson
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An everyman is targeted for death by a serial killer in this high-concept, searing novel that looks at the way that we now live. A twisting, dangerous journey through a digital underworld, it heralds Adam Hamdy as an outstanding new talent. For fans of I AM PILGRIM and John Grisham.

You wake. Confused. Disorientated.
A noose is round your neck.
You are bound, standing on a chair.
All you can focus on is the man in the mask tightening the rope.
You are about to die.
John Wallace has no idea why he has been targeted. No idea who his attacker is. No idea how he will prevent the inevitable.
Then the pendulum of fate swings in his favour.
He has one chance to escape, find the truth and halt his destruction.
The momentum is in his favour for now.
But with a killer on his tail, everything can change with one swing of this deadly pendulum...

Targeted for death. Then fate intervenes. You have one chance. Run.

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Critic reviews

I read Pendulum in one gloriously suspenseful weekend. Definitely one of the best thrillers of the year (James Patterson)
James Patterson calls it "one of the best thrillers of the year", and it is plain to see why...told at a great pace, has a strong central character and a snaking plot
Adam Hamdy's Pendulum is something new . . . kinetic, cinematic and bracingly original (Barry Forshaw)
A heart-pounding hit
Adam Hamdy's thriller definitely justifies its previous hype
Top crime! Hamdy aces it . . . a heart-stopping, high octane killer thriller (Northern Crime blog)
I loved Pendulum. I loved the characters, the way the story plays out, the interwoven threads . . . so subtle, yet so brilliant and unexpected (Bibliophile Book Club blog)
Pendulum is well worth the hype and attention (A Thirst for Words blog)
Adam Hamdy . . . puts you bang into the heart of the action . . . an absolute joy to read (Liz Loves Books blog)
All stars
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Edge of your seat gripping! So incredibly well written and a great twist! An absolute must read... can't wait for the next one!

Brilliant!

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From the very beginning this book had my heart racing! I usually listen to audiobooks to help me sleep and found myself getting so scared for the main character that I was staying awake until the early hours!

Very strong plot throughout i just feel ever so slightly let down by the last hour.

Overall fantastic and would look for other books by the author.

Intense!!

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The first two thirds of this was a very compelling tightly written thriller. However around two thirds of the way through, the pacing slows down, the setting changes entirely and new characters are suddenly introduced and the whole thing took a different turn.

stuck with it, and was pleasantly surprised at the satisfying ending; but the shift change in the middle rather took me out of the story and made it slower progress for someone who usually races through books like these.

Good at first but seems to change half way through

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A little different from my normal reads. This was a superb book, well narrated.

An Outstanding Novel

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Very good gripping thriller. Really good narration. More substance than a lot of other books but without it being too much to follow. Would highly recommend.

Great narration. Gripping thriller!

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