Amy McCulloch

A chilling, thrilling collection of 13 haunting tales. Perfect for every YA reader! From supernatural thrillers to contemporary horror, creepy ancient legends to murders gone wrong - this insatiable anthology is impossible to put down, and even more difficult to forget. From some of the most celebrated authors writing in this space, this must-have collection will keep you awake at night and inhabit your darkest dreams. Stories from bestselling authors Melinda Salisbury, Cynthia Murphy, Kathryn Foxfield and Louie Stowell (and many more). Co-curated by Amy McCaw and Mia Kuzniar, this anthology has a story for every reader out there. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Wednesday, and all things scary! Featuring stories from: Amy McCaw, Maria Kuzniar, Kat Dunn, Kat Ellis, Rachel Faturoti, Kathryn Foxfield, Dawn Kurtagich, Amy McCulloch, Cynthia Murphy, Melinda Salisbury, Louie Stowell, Rosie Talbot, Mary Watson.

An exhilarating thriller set against a 250-mile foot race in the Sahara Desert, where more than one ultramarathoner will be running for their lives Seven years ago, Adri left the running world after a major scandal. She leveled an explosive, and as it turns out career-ending, accusation at one of the world's most celebrated coaches--and then he died suddenly. Now, after years away from the limelight, she's ready to race again. Adri is hungry for a challenge, and she's picked one of the toughest events imaginable: a 250-mile trek through the Sahara Desert organized by a mysterious and famously sadistic race director. It will be a true test of her will and her stamina, proof that after all these years, she can still do it. But she's also there to get closure on the mysteries that cloud her past. Was her family targeted by one of her coach's defenders? Was his death due to natural causes? Adri is determined to finish the race and to find the answers to these long-buried questions. But clarity is hard to come by out in the Sahara's extreme conditions. And as a number of runners start dropping out, some from the heat and others under more mysterious circumstances, it becomes clear that there's someone out there in the desert trying to stop anyone from winning--by any means necessary.

Adri trained for pain, heat, and exhaustion - she didn’t train to outrun a killer'A masterclass in atmospheric writing,...this is gold medal storytelling and I raced through it’ JANICE HALLETT ‘Tense, exhilarating and deeply immersive, I raced through this epic ultramarathon thriller’ LAURA STEVEN‘Smart, visceral and deliciously dark and twisty’ LOUISE MINCHIN–It’s the ultimate test of endurance: two-hundred-and-fifty miles in the brutal heat of the Sahara, with only the supplies you can carry on your back. Adri is ready. Returning to ultra-running in the wake of a scandal, she needs to prove to herself – and her young son – that she’s a winner. When a fellow runner is badly injured, Adri knows something isn’t right. Yet in a race this extreme, even a dead body can be explained away. But there’s a killer stalking the hot sand. And the problem with running faster than everyone else, is that you’re miles ahead of anyone who can save you...–PRAISE FOR RUNNER 13'A thrilling race to the finish' OBSERVER‘Brilliantly atmospheric and with relentless pace, Runner 13 is one of the most propulsive adventure thrillers I’ve read. It will leave you gasping for breath. I loved it!’ LIV MATTHEWS‘Amy McCulloch does it again! Runner 13 is an absolute scorcher of a thriller that examines the lengths we are willing to push ourselves for what's right’ SARA OCHS‘As soon as I finished it I ordered all Amy's other books. A breathless, complex thriller. I steamed through it’ JANE FALLON‘A thriller set around the fascinating world of ultra-running where there's always the threat that even the race might kill you. Utterly breathtaking - absolutely loved it. Amy's best yet’ CATHERINE COOPER'Fascinating, exciting...terrifyingly convincing' LITERARY REVIEW'The twists will have you racing through every page' WOMAN AND HOME

In this pulse-pounding thriller, a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica--to camp beneath the legendary midnight sun--becomes a desperate battle for survival against a killer determined to follow their prey to the ends of the earth. THE SUN NEVER SETS AND THIS KILLER NEVER SLEEPS In the frigid summers of the Antarctic continent, the sun never sets, and Olivia Campbell has long dreamed of spending a sunlit night in this beautiful, remote place. So when her boyfriend--a high-powered art dealer with a taste for the finer things in life--decides to stage an ostentatious, career-making auction aboard a luxury cruise liner to Antarctica, Olivia can hardly believe her luck. That is, until the ship sets sail and her boyfriend is nowhere to be found, and she is left to manage both the auction and her own creeping fear of the open ocean entirely alone. And as though that weren't enough, the first bodies turn up soon after. It seems like a terrible accident. This is the Drake Passage, after all, one of the most notorious bodies of water on the planet, and there are always risks in such extreme conditions. But as the situation deteriorates, it soon becomes clear that there is real danger on board--and that the closest help is hundreds of miles away. With tensions rising and temperatures plummeting, Olivia wonders whether she's booked a fabulous adventure . . . or a one-way ticket to her own destruction.

An Antarctic cruise. The trip of a lifetime. Until they find the first body... Get ready for the totally gripping new thriller from the Times bestselling author of Breathless‘Enthralling’ Sunday Times‘A chilling, atmospheric rollercoaster’ Claire Douglas----Antarctica. The end of the world. The trip of a lifetime. Olivia and boyfriend Aaron board a ship headed south: icebergs, midnight sun, dark waters. His wildest dreams, her deepest fears. Almost immediately, Aaron vanishes. And Olivia finds herself alone. What happened to Aaron? Is someone watching her? Who can she trust? And then they find the first body . . . And the only question is:will she survive this trip of a lifetime?***Previously published in hardback as Midnight***----‘Transportive, absorbing and perfectly paced. You won't want to miss it!’ Lucy Clarke'Chillingly atmospheric, sub-zero tension and a creeping plot' Janice Hallett'A clever mystery, a twisting page-turner, and a blistering adventure' Chris Whitaker Praise for Amy McCulloch: 'A high-altitude, high-stakes thriller. I loved it' MATT HAIG 'Had me on the edge of my seat. A must read' SARAH PEARSE 'Suffocatingly tense, highly original and exhilarating' DAILY EXPRESS'An addictive, tightly plotted thriller that will leave you chilled to the bone' LUCY CLARKE'Chilling, vivid and entirely unique' ABIGAIL DEAN 'A real page-turner. Tense, terrifying and fascinating in equal measure' CATHERINE COOPER'A truly terrifying thriller with a tense and twisty plot. Superbly executed' ALLIE REYNOLDS

Hyllad & isande raffinerad thrillerdebut»En ruskigt spännande thriller som kan ge upphov till viss andnöd även hos läsaren. Rekommenderas varmt.« Camillas boktips »Så attans bra bok! Jag blev såld från första sidan och sen blev det bara bättre och bättre.« Boksniffaren utnämner Andnöd till Årets bästa utländska bok »En bladvändare med samma känsla av andnöd som när man befinner sig på hög höjd.« BoknjutarenJournalisten Cecily Wong gör sig beredd att bestiga världens åttonde högsta berg, Manaslu i Himalaya, men viktigast för henne är att få följa den världsberömde bergsbestigaren Charles McVeigh. Hon har satsat allt för storyn: relationer, besparingar och sinnesfrid. Artikeln är hennes sista chans att slå igenom. Tragedin är ett faktum när en av deltagarna förolyckas, och Cecily börjar frukta för sin och de andras säkerhet. Ett tält som tillhör en okänd klättrare tyder på att de inte är ensamma på berget och ett hotfullt, anonymt meddelande orsakar tryckt stämning i gruppen. När ännu en av expeditionens deltagare hittas död är det för sent att vända tillbaka. De är strandsatta i en av världens mest otillgängliga och isolerade regioner. Ändå är hårt väder, bråddjupa stup och tunn luft ingenting mot den fara som lurar mitt ibland dem. Det finns en mördare på berget, redo att förgöra dem - en efter en. I översättning av Gabriel Setterborg. AMY McCULLOCH är uppvuxen i Ottawa i Kanada, men numera bosatt i London. Andnöd är hennes spänningsdebut, en iskall och raffinerad thriller om hämnd och familjetragedier. Utöver skrivandet är Amy McCulloch en passionerad bergsklättrare och blev 2019 den yngsta kanadensiska kvinna att bestiga Manaslu i Nepal - det 8.163 meter höga berg som innehar en av huvudrollerna i Andnöd. »En pulshöjande läsning som växlar mellan lugna partier för att sedan ta fart och bli ruggigt spännande. Jag älskar det!« En bok några koppar te »Wow vilken bladvändare. En ruskigt spännande bok.« Betyg: 5 av 5 - Systrarna boktokiga »Spännande och sällsam berättelse som följer dig länge! Den här måste du läsa!« Gittans bibliotek

Det er en morder i fjellet. I isødet er det ingen som kan redde deg, hvem blir nestemann? Journalist Cecily Wong får tilbud om å intervjue den verdenskjente fjellklatreren Charles McVeigh idet han bestiger fjelltoppen Manaslu i Nepal og setter verdensrekord. Det er bare én hake ved oppdraget: hun må være førstemann opp på toppen. Oppgaven er enorm, og blir ikke lettere av at farene truer allerede før de har dratt fra baseleiren. Noen har festet en lapp på teltet hennes, med advarsel om at det er en morder i fjellet. Isolert i fjellet, med kun tidvis kontakt med omverdenen, må Cecily ikke bare overleve farene ved å klatre i svimlende høyder - oksygenmangel, gapende bresprekker og skrekkinngytende snøskred - men også en rekke uhell som tyder på at det faktisk finnes en morder som er ute etter å ta livet av dem, en etter en. Og hvor skulle en seriemorder trives bedre enn i et område som allerede går under navnet «Dødssonen»? Klaustrofobisk setting og nervepirrende spenning gjør at denne iskalde thrilleren er vanskelig å legge fra seg.

In this pulse-pounding thriller, a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Antarctica--to camp beneath the legendary midnight sun--becomes a desperate battle for survival against a killer determined to follow their prey to the ends of the earth. "Midnight is a clever mystery, a twisting page-turner, and a blistering adventure." --Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End THE SUN NEVER SETS AND THIS KILLER NEVER SLEEPS In the frigid summers of the Antarctic continent, the sun never sets, and Olivia Campbell has long dreamed of spending a sunlit night in this beautiful, remote place. So when her boyfriend--a high-powered art dealer with a taste for the finer things in life--decides to stage an ostentatious, career-making auction aboard a luxury cruise liner to Antarctica, Olivia can hardly believe her luck. That is, until the ship sets sail and her boyfriend is nowhere to be found, and she is left to manage both the auction and her own creeping fear of the open ocean entirely alone. And as though that weren't enough, the first bodies turn up soon after. It seems like a terrible accident. This is the Drake Passage, after all, one of the most notorious bodies of water on the planet, and there are always risks in such extreme conditions. But as the situation deteriorates, it soon becomes clear that there is real danger on board--and that the closest help is hundreds of miles away. With tensions rising and temperatures plummeting, Olivia wonders whether she's booked a fabulous adventure . . . or a one-way ticket to her own destruction.

Hyllad & isande raffinerad thrillerdebut»En ruskigt spännande thriller som kan ge upphov till viss andnöd även hos läsaren. Rekommenderas varmt.« Camillas boktips »Så attans bra bok! Jag blev såld från första sidan och sen blev det bara bättre och bättre.« Boksniffaren utnämner Andnöd till Årets bästa utländska bok»En bladvändare med samma känsla av andnöd som när man befinner sig på hög höjd.« BoknjutarenJournalisten Cecily Wong gör sig beredd att bestiga världens åttonde högsta berg, Manaslu i Himalaya, men viktigast för henne är att få följa den världsberömde bergsbestigaren Charles McVeigh. Hon har satsat allt för storyn: relationer, besparingar och sinnesfrid. Artikeln är hennes sista chans att slå igenom. Tragedin är ett faktum när en av deltagarna förolyckas, och Cecily börjar frukta för sin och de andras säkerhet. Ett tält som tillhör en okänd klättrare tyder på att de inte är ensamma på berget och ett hotfullt, anonymt meddelande orsakar tryckt stämning i gruppen. När ännu en av expeditionens deltagare hittas död är det för sent att vända tillbaka. De är strandsatta i en av världens mest otillgängliga och isolerade regioner. Ändå är hårt väder, bråddjupa stup och tunn luft ingenting mot den fara som lurar mitt ibland dem. Det finns en mördare på berget, redo att förgöra dem - en efter en. I översättning av Gabriel Setterborg. AMY McCULLOCH är uppvuxen i Ottawa i Kanada, men numera bosatt i London. Andnöd är hennes spänningsdebut, en iskall och raffinerad thriller om hämnd och familjetragedier. Utöver skrivandet är Amy McCulloch en passionerad bergsklättrare och blev 2019 den yngsta kanadensiska kvinna att bestiga Manaslu i Nepal - det 8.163 meter höga berg som innehar en av huvudrollerna i Andnöd.» En pulshöjande läsning som växlar mellan lugna partier för att sedan ta fart och bli ruggigt spännande. Jag älskar det!« En bok några koppar te»Wow vilken bladvändare. En ruskigt spännande bok.« Betyg: 5 av 5 - Systrarna boktokiga »Spännande och sällsam berättelse som följer dig länge! Den här måste du läsa!« Gittans bibliotek

A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK - A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away--Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb yet, miles above sea level. But the elements are nothing compared to one chilling truth: There's a killer on the mountain. "A vertigo-inducing page-turner by an author who brings the high-stakes world of expert mountain-climbing to life on the page." --Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid Journalist Cecily Wong is in over her head. She's come to Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series of summits. She's given up everything for this story--her boyfriend, her life savings, the peace she's made with her climbing failures in the past--but it's a career-making opportunity. It could finally put her life back on track. But when one climber dies in what everyone else assumes is a freak accident, she fears their expedition is in danger. And by the time a second climber dies, it's too late to turn back. Stranded on a mountain in one of the most remote regions of the world, she'll have to battle more than the elements in a harrowing fight for survival against a killer who is picking them off one by one.

THE CHILLING CONCLUSION TO #1 BESTSELLING SERIES THE MAGPIE SOCIETYA DEADLY DISAPPEARANCEA RACE AGAINST TIMEAnd, at the eleventh hour . . . A SHOCKING REVELATIONAudrey and Ivy, determined to bring their fellow student Lola Radcliffe's killer to justice, find themselves in the middle of another mystery when a friend disappears in suspicious circumstances. Their only clue is a mysterious card left by the enigmatic Magpie Society. With time running out and the police baffled, Audrey and Ivy must delve deeper than ever into the dark secrets that their school is hiding. But someone is playing a deadly game. And to beat them, Audrey and Ivy have to start rewriting the rules... Praise for One for Sorrow:'The perfect read for teens' - Glamour UK'A nail-biting page turner written with cinematic sparkle, depth, and a heap of charm.' - Jennifer Niven, #1 bestselling author of All the Bright Places'A thoroughly modern (and deliciously gothic) murder mystery - think Serial at Malory Towers' - Katie Lowe, author of The Furies

Det er en morder i fjellet. I isødet er det ingen som kan redde deg, hvem blir nestemann? Journalist Cecily Wong får tilbud om å intervjue den verdenskjente fjellklatreren Charles McVeigh idet han bestiger fjelltoppen Manaslu i Nepal og setter verdensrekord. Det er bare én hake ved oppdraget: hun må være førstemann opp på toppen. Oppgaven er enorm, og blir ikke lettere av at farene truer allerede før de har dratt fra baseleiren. Noen har festet en lapp på teltet hennes, med advarsel om at det er en morder i fjellet. Isolert i fjellet, med kun tidvis kontakt med omverdenen, må Cecily ikke bare overleve farene ved å klatre i svimlende høyder - oksygenmangel, gapende bresprekker og skrekkinngytende snøskred - men også en rekke uhell som tyder på at det faktisk finnes en morder som er ute etter å ta livet av dem, en etter en. Og hvor skulle en seriemorder trives bedre enn i et område som allerede går under navnet «Dødssonen»? Klaustrofobisk setting og nervepirrende spenning gjør at denne iskalde thrilleren er vanskelig å legge fra seg.

The Golden Compass for the digital age in this action-packed sequel to Jinxed. When Lacey Chu wakes up in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there, she knows something went really wrong. And with her cat baku, Jinx, missing in action and MONCHA, the company behind the invention of the robot pet, threatening her family, she isn't sure who to turn to for answers. When Lacey is expelled and her mom starts acting strangely after the latest update from MONCHA, Lacey and her friends work together to get to the bottom of it and discover a sinister plot at the heart of the corporation. Lacey must use all her skills if she has a chance of stopping MONCHA from carrying out their plans. But can she take on the biggest tech company in North America armed with only a level 1 robot beetle and her friends at her side? Unleashed is the perfect...middle grade book for girls who are passionate about codingsummer reading chapter book for kids 9-12science fiction book for kids 9-12engineer academy bookrobot book for kidsPraise for Jinxed: " A] vividly imagined Toronto-set middle grade series opener intertwines smartphone technology with the hallmarks of classic science fiction via a fun, insightful narrative and bright voice... With a sharp eye toward the rising awareness of device addiction and a keen sense of wonder, McCulloch's tale is a feast for the imagination that celebrates women in STEM fields."--Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)"McCulloch effectively strikes a balance between worldbuilding and action... A solid series starter for tinkerers and adventurers alike."--Kirkus Reviews"A little bit Golden Compass, a little bit Hunger Games, and all adventure "--New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman