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The Drift

Books on Tape. Jan. 2023. 10:50 hrs. ISBN 9780593452837. $76. THRILLER
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Tudor’s (The Burning Girls) latest features three interconnected narratives that collide in a frozen landscape just as humanity is clawing its way back from a devastating pandemic. A coach from a secluded boarding school crashes their bus, forcing Hannah and her surviving classmates to try and survive the frigid night; Meg and her group awaken inside a broken-down cable car with a storm raging outside and a possible murderer within; Carter and the residents of an abandoned ski chalet must band together when the power goes out and what’s trapped in the basement gets loose. Narrators Nathalie Buscombe, Rachel Handshaw, and Richard Armitage provide unique voices and compelling depth for each POV character, from Armitage’s rumbling growl for Carter to Buscombe’s clinical deadpan for young Hannah. This gut-wrenching tale of survival culminates in a third-act reveal that completely flips expectations.
VERDICT Like all great apocalypse stories, Tudor’s novel is a blizzard of brutality and despair with just the tiniest flickers of hope. Recommended for fans of Kevin A. Muñoz’s The Post or Ruth Ware’s One By One.
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