{"product_id":"9781529980905","title":"The Passengers by John Marrs","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 23\/04\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Provocative, terrifying and compulsive. Another savagely clever near future thriller'   Cara Hunter, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eClose to Home.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e-esque thriller from the author of the million-copy international bestseller THE ONE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should survive but are the passengers all that they first seem?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A 1970s disaster movie by way of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith a dash of Michael Crichton ... a sleek, exhilarating ride' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eWith\u003cb\u003e some real jaw dropping moments\u003c\/b\u003e, it was \u003cb\u003ean edge of your seat read\u003c\/b\u003e that even surpassed \u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e' -\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Allan, bestselling author \u003ci\u003eHer Name Was Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of twists, vividly drawn characters you'll love or love to loathe, and pacy action...\u003cb\u003eit's a hell of a ride\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Marrs is brilliant at twists and \u003cb\u003efor the addicts of adrenaline-fuelled twisty rides, this book really delivers the goods\u003c\/b\u003e' - Peter James, UK No. 1 bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369014178165,"sku":"9781529980905","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529980905.jpg?v=1763551730","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529980905","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}