The Drop
By (Author) S. R. Masters
HarperCollins Publishers
One More Chapter
1st April 2026
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Dystopian and utopian fiction
Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
823.914
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
270g
A high octane fast-paced locked-room thriller with a killer twist. For fans of Amy McCulloch and Will Dean.
Only the bravest dare to ride the highest roller coaster in the world, Hysteria
Youre a thrill seeker who loves an adrenaline rush.
Youre offered the chance to ride a roller coaster. The highest one in the world. A once in a lifetime opportunity, after hours, no queuing, no restrictions.
But then the roller coaster stops. 200 metres above ground.
You realise no one is around. No one can hear your scream.
Youre stranded. There is no help coming. How will you escape
Praise for S. R. MastersPacy, dark and highly entertaining, with a real sense of menace Sunday Times bestseller, T.M. Logan
The very definition of a white-knuckle ride Sunday Times bestseller, B P Walter
Brilliant a proper page-turner Sunday Times bestseller, Laura Marshall
Such a cool premise a page-turner that kept me gripped Egan Hughes
Full of twists and turns a wild ride I didnt want to end Vanessa Savage
Had me not only staying up late to read, but for the first time ever, waking up early too Fliss Chester
A claustrophobic journey that will have you constantly reevalauting what, and more importantly who, you can put your faith in. Messed with the mind in all the right ways Robert Scragg
S R Masters grew up around Birmingham in the UK. After studying Philosophy at Cambridge University, he worked in public health. He currently lives in Oxford with his wife and children. His short fiction and novels have been published internationally. The Trial is his first novel with HarperCollins.