The Pact, Sharon Bolton
The Pact, Sharon Bolton
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The Pact
The gripping thriller for readers who love dark academia and shocking twists

Author: Sharon Bolton

Narrator: Hanako Footman

Unabridged: 12 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Trapeze

Published: 05/27/2021

Synopsis

'The Secret History for Millennials' Belinda Bauer

A golden summer, and six talented teenagers are looking forward to the brightest of futures - until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, leaving three strangers dead.

18-year-old Megan takes the blame for the crime, leaving her friends to get on with their lives. In return, they each agree to a 'favour', payable on her release from prison.

Twenty years later Megan is free.
It is payback time.
And her friends start disappearing, one by one . . .
Richard & Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton is back, with her twistiest thriller yet.

About Sharon Bolton

Sharon (formerly S J) Bolton lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband and, occasionally, her grown up son and is working on her eighteenth novel; her eighth with Orion. Her first book, Sacrifice, was voted Best New Read by Amazon.uk, whilst her second, Awakening, won the 2010 Mary Higgins Clark Award (part of the prestigious Edgars) in the US. In 2014, she won the CWA Dagger in the Library. She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, the CWA Steel Dagger, the Theakston's Prize for Best Thriller, the International Thriller Writers' Best First Novel award, the Prix Du Polar in France and the Martin Beck award in Sweden.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on June 24, 2021

A tightly woven and unputdownable thriller. Before finding out their A Level test results, six friends are spending their night drinking by the pool, which is the norm for them. They foolishly decide to continue a dare where one of them have to drive the wrong direction on a highway for approximately......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on March 19, 2021

Early morning of A Level results day, five friends who have nearly all drunk heavily, one crazy dare, a mad reckless rite of passage, a major tragedy and a pact as one takes the fall for the others. In return they grant Megan one favour each, as and when ...... The story is told then and twenty year......more

Goodreads review by JanB on April 07, 2022

4.5 stars The talent of Sharon Bolton is she takes what we think is a tired trope and turns it on its head. She works her magic to make it fresh and new. A group of six friends at a prestigious private school play a dangerous drag racing game that results in the tragic deaths of a mother and her young......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on June 14, 2021

I haven't all of Sharon Bolton's novels but really enjoyed the couple I did read. The description of this book really caught my interest. After reading quite a few positive reviews, I decided to give the audio a try and I'm really glad I did. I thought this was a great audiobook. The story was gripp......more

Goodreads review by Debra on July 22, 2021

We'll be best friends forever because you already know too much. Ahh, the friendships we make in our youth. It's a time of bonding, of growth, of maturing, and coming into your own. But it can also be a reckless time. When you are young you feel invincible, you have your whole life in front of y......more

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Sharon Bolton brilliantly skewers a group of over-privileged rich kids. It's a pleasure to watch them discover that actions have consequences as the plot unfolds. Fast-moving, addictive and thoroughly satisfying, this is another winner from one of my favourite crime writers. Jane Casey, author of LET THE DEAD SPEAK

The Secret History for Millennials - the twists start early and only get tighter in this compelling thriller about betrayal, crime and class. Belinda Bauer, author of EXIT

Clear your diary and knock off your phone because you won't be able to put this book down. With THE PACT, we're in the hands of a master thriller writer, one who builds the tension with a perfectly paced plot until a breathless, shocking conclusion. Jo Spain, author of THE PERFECT LIE

Another terrifying, shudder-making, utterly compulsive read from Sharon Bolton. Jill Mansell

A clever, compelling and unexpected story with a rich cast of diverse characters. I've long been a fan of Sharon Bolton's writing, but she has excelled herself with The Pact. Rachel Abbott

It snares the reader from the start with its inventive hook and the relentless narrative powers through twist after twist. A hugely enjoyable read Sunday Express

Not many books are truly unputdownable, but you can add The Pact to that coveted list. This book is so compelling, so addictive, it had me hooked from the first chapter to the last. Get this one on your summer list! Samantha Downing, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lovely Wife and He Started It

A clever, suspenseful exploration of responsibility, retribution, and friendship tested to destruction. Cara Hunter, author of THE WHOLE TRUTH

A highly original premise delivered with considerable panache and visceral tension Irish Independent

This book has everything - a terrible event, years of guilt and lies, toxic friendships and a cast of characters which leaves you trusting no one. Horrifying and addictive. Catherine Cooper, author of THE CHALET

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