The Rush

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Compelling and explosive: you wont be able to put this book down. Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town

Prepare to be terrified! A real rollercoaster of a debut. Nicci French, author of The Favour

SOME THREATS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR ...

The first drops start to fall when Quinn spies the body. With no reception and nothing but an empty road for miles, does she stop to help or keep driving to safety

Back at the iconic country pub where Quinn works, Andrea is sandbagging the place in preparation for heavy rains. Alone with her sleeping son in the back room, she reluctantly lets a biker in to wait out the storm.

Out on the wet roads, tensions arise among four backpackers on their way to Darwin. They havent prepared for this kind of weather and the flooding isnt the only threat on the horizon

Chilling, tense and twisted, this compulsive thriller will send adrenaline coursing through your veins.

An electrifying outback thriller thats unlike anything Ive read. Mark Brandi, author of Wimmera

This has to be the most terrifying book I've read in years! Michelle is a very assured writer, and her characters are so believable. I genuinely cared whether they lived or died, which is what made the book so deliciously tense.Shelley Burr, author of Wake

What a rollercoaster ride! A cracking debut you wont be able to put down.Kelli Hawkins, author of Other Peoples Houses

An utterly chilling read with an unexpected twist. Vikki Petraitis, author of The Unbelieved

Masterful twists all the way to its shattering ending. Greg Woodland, author of The Night Whistler

Taut, unpredictable, terrifying. Neela Janakiramanan, author of The Registrar

A haunting road trip through the outback with a terrifying finale. Tim Ayliffe, authorof The Enemy Within

The Rushby Michelle Prak gives new meaning to the words gripping and horrifying ...It is anything but your typical outback thriller. Books+Publishing

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The Rushby Michelle Prak gives new meaning to the words gripping and horrifying ...It is anything but your typical outback thriller. * Books+Publishing *
'Prepare to be terrified! A real rollercoaster of a debut' -- Nicci French, author of The Favour
Michelle Prak doesnt give you a minute to catch your breath in this Australian outback rollercoaster. Compelling and explosive: you wont be able to put this book down. -- Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town
This has to be the most terrifying book I've read in years! Michelle is a very assured writer, and her characters are so believable. I genuinely cared whether they lived or died, which is what made the book so deliciously tense. -- Shelley Burr, author of Wake
Great characters and a wickedplot. A haunting road trip through the outback with a terrifying finale. I loved this book. -- Tim Ayliffe, authorof The Enemy Within
Taut, unpredictable, terrifying; the uniquely Australian weather and landscape are both joyful and become an unwitting accomplice. Michelle Prak weaves such a suspenseful story that you might never want to be alone or isolated again. -- Neela Janakiramanan, author of The Registrar
An electrifying outback thriller thats unlike anything Ive read I couldnt put it down. The Rush will make you rethink your next road trip. -- Mark Brandi, author of Wimmera
'What a rollercoaster ride ... This book grabs you by the throat and doesnt let go until the very last page ... I loved it! Michelle Prak shows outback Australia in all its dangerous glory, a place to which villains are drawn and where heroes are made. -- Kelli Hawkins, author ofOther Peoples Houses
A sunny outback road trip with two friendly young couples: what could possibly go wrong The Rush flips the trope with sudden floods, then piles on the threats for its women heroes stranded far from home, isolated and vulnerable not just to flooded creeks and cut off roads, but to the deadly games of a predator. Like a river in full flood, Michelle Praks heart-pounding debut thriller sweeps the reader along through masterful twists all the way to its shattering ending. -- Greg Woodland, author of The Night Whistler
The Rush is a wild ride through the remote outback during an extreme weather event. Some threats arent obvious at first glance, but Andrea, Mark, Quinn, Scott, Livia, Hayley, and Joost are all on a collision course which will send shockwaves through the remote communities. Compelling drama in a backdrop of flooding, Michelle Prak takes the reader through flooded roads and washed-out generators and menacing strangers who come knocking in the dark. An utterly chilling read with an unexpected twist, this crime novel is hard to put down. -- Vikki Petraitis, author of The Unbelieved

Author Bio

Michelle Prak is a professional communicator with a thirty-year career in corporate communication, social media, politics and journalism. Writing has been the backbone of much of her work and she has written several short stories and self-published commercial women's fiction titles. She lives in Adelaide and lectures in public relations and social media at the University of South Australia. The Rush is her first thriller.