The Rush, Michelle Prak
The Rush, Michelle Prak
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The Rush

Author: Michelle Prak

Narrator: Jodie Harris

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

With a massive downpour and flash floods predicted, Quinn Durand leaves work and races for the safety of home. The first drops start to fall as she spots something strange on the familiar bush route. With no reception and nothing but an empty road for miles in either direction, she investigates and discovers it’s a body, dumped by the side of the road. When she approaches to check for signs of life, an arm reaches out and grabs her. Back at the country pub where Quinn lives, her boss Andrea has prepared for the torrential downpour. She's bunkered down with her toddler son sleeping in the back room when she’s startled by a banging at the door. It's a biker, seeking shelter from the punishing storm. Meanwhile, out on the roads, two young couples on their way across the country struggle against the lashing rains. Tensions rise as they realize that they don’t really know each other, nor are they remotely prepared for the storm. Alone, angry, and afraid in unfamiliar surroundings, flooding isn’t the only threat bearing down on them. Chilling, tense, and twisted, this multi-POV popcorn thriller is “compelling and explosive; you won’t be able to put this book down” (Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town).

About Michelle Prak

Michelle Prak is an Australian author with a thirty-year career in PR, social media, politics, and journalism. Writing has been the backbone of much of her work, and she wrote several award-winning short stories before writing The Rush. She lectures at the University of South Australia. The Rush is her first thriller.

About Jodie Harris

Jodie Harris is a versatile storyteller who enjoys narrating multiple genres of audiobooks. After receiving her bachelor's degree in music theater, she worked professionally in theater and on-screen for close to two decades before pursuing narration. She currently resides with her family in Australia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rowan

As I removed this book from its packaging, I suddenly stopped, held it away from me. “Oh no,” I sighed. “Something must have leaked.” And then I realised – it’s just an amazing cover, complete with water and rain effects due to the story being set in a storm! Nicely played, Simon and Schuster. The Rush......more

Goodreads review by Jayme

WOW!! This author’s first THRILLER is… Terrifying! For me, there is nothing more terrifying than “monsters” in human form, and Michelle Prak was relentless at preying on the many things that women fear most, in this FAST PACED adrenaline thriller set in the remote Australian Outback. The story takes pl......more

4★ “Quinn and this man are the only two people for miles around. Whoever this is, wherever he came from, he needs medical attention, urgently. Then his arm flings up and a cold hand clutches Quinn’s wrist.” Shudder! For some reason, I have always found that scenario terrifying - an unconscious person......more


Quotes

"Prak’s atmospheric debut thriller traces three intersecting story lines set in the remote Australian outback . . . [Jodie] Harris’s narration ramps up the tension and conveys the book’s desolate atmosphere." –Library Journal