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‘A tear-those-pages thriller which is also a great meditation on female friendship . . . I’d travel anywhere in the world with Lucy Clarke’ ABIGAIL DEAN
‘Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written. This is Lucy Clarke at her best’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER
‘Lucy Clarke brilliantly transports readers. The chilling environment and the tense, unpredictable plot both sent shivers down my spine’ ADELE PARKS
‘A page-turning, twisty and beautifully written thriller . . . Lucy Clarke really is the queen of the destination thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
‘So tense, so atmospheric, so good!’ SUN
‘A surprising, twisty thriller with compelling characters who are fierce but out of their depth, that keeps you guessing until the end. Lucy Clarke has done it again!’ SARAH PINBOROUGH
‘I drop everything for a new Lucy Clarke book’ ERIN KELLY
‘Secrets galore . . . the landscape, the girls’ fight for survival against the harsh terrain and an unknown danger make the perfect ingredients for a Witherspoon film like Wild’ DAILY MAIL
‘An eerie “alpine atmospheric” suspense novel about four friends on a wilderness trip that goes terribly wrong. Prepare for the cliff-hangers and nail-biting’ NITA PROSE
‘A breathtaking thriller of friendship pushed to the absolute limit – and beyond – amid the dangerous beauty of the Norwegian wilderness’ T M LOGAN
‘Fragile female friendships, a beautiful yet hostile environment and dark local intrigue lead, step by step, to tragedy. The Hike simmers with tension throughout. A gripping read!’ GILLY MACMILLAN
‘The Hike is a triumph, an immersive sense of place with a thread of tension taut enough to snap. I loved it’ JANE SHEMILT
‘Lucy Clarke’s great skill is to add real emotional heft to her twisty, atmospheric thrillers . . . A brilliant escapist read’ SUSAN FLETCHER
Book Description
The Sunday Times bestseller and brand new crime thriller novel for 2023 from the author of One of the Girls
About the Author
Lucy Clarke has a first class degree in English Literature, and is a passionate traveller and diarist. She has worked as a presenter of social enterprise events, a creative writing workshop leader, and she is now a full-time novelist. Lucy is married to James Cox, a professional windsurfer, and together they spend their winters travelling and their summers at their home on the south coast of England.
*DISCOVER YOUR NEXT ESCAPE WITH THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR*
‘A tear-those-pages thriller’ ABIGAIL DEAN
‘Secrets galore’ DAILY MAIL
‘Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written’ GILLIAN McALLISTER
‘Queen of the destination thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
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THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKE
Leaving behind their everyday lives, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild – nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky.
THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEAR
But there’s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago, scarring the mountain with suspicion and unanswered questions.
Now, the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to keep their secrets buried – and to stop the group walking away alive . . .
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Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke’s destination thrillers:
‘Had me on the edge of my seat’
‘Brilliant . . . kept me guessing the whole way through’
‘Twists & turns galore, couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!’
‘Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure!’
‘Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters’
‘What a stonkingly fabulous read!’
The Hike was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/e 7/05/2023
Mandy White (mandylovestoread) –
Well now I see what all the fuss is about Lucy Clarke books! This was my first of hers and certainly won’t be my last. It is an absolute page turner, so tense and suspenseful that I could not put it down. I do love a story of friendships and how they get tested in these situations. I loved the drama and the setting was so vivid. So much fun to read and try to guess who the bad guys were.4 childhood best friends embark on a hike in the Norwegian mountains… what could possibly go wrong? Haha… you know it, if it can go wrong it will go wrong. They don’t all want to be there and have secrets that they are keeping from each other. Could these secrets be the end of their friendships, or lives? Read it and find out.
Kelly W –
The Hike is the latest standalone psychological thriller by author, Lucy Clarke. Described as the Queen of destination thrillers this one is no exception. The story follows four friends; Jodi, Maggie, Liz and Helena on a hiking trip where you just know something deadly is going to happen. Told in multiple POV and interspersed with different timelines, what unfolds is a complex, deep and page-turning thriller which you won’t want to put down. Each of the characters are unique, layered and have their own personalities, ambitions and flaws which makes it difficult to choose just one to like. The story combines elements of survivalist, mystery and drama together to create a fast-paced story that will keep you guessing until the end. The threads of the story are woven together delivering unique and fresh twists and reveals which don’t disappoint. Overall, I really enjoyed this one and will look out for more by this author.
Marlin –
Once again I was really excited to read another Lucy Clarke book and she didn’t let me down.Four longtime friends take turns in designating holidays, this time it’s Liz’s turn and she decides they will be doing a four day hike in beautiful Norway. But things don’t quite go to plan.What I love about Lucy Clarke’s books are her characters and sense of place. It takes a little time for the characters to be set up but as the story evolves the tensions are revealed. I love day hiking and hiking holidays though I like to have a comfortable warm bed at night, so I was quite familiar with the premise of a hiking holiday but I was on the edge of my seat with all the things that could and did go wrong.I’m not going to say too much more but if you are looking for a novel with good character development (you may not like the characters though) and one for entertainment, maybe a little bit of holiday arm chair travel, this could be the book for you.Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy to read
Natalie –
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Worum gehts?Liz, Maggie, Helena und Joni kennen sich schon seit der Kindheit. Auch wenn ihre Leben mittlerweile total unterschiedlich sind, fahren sie jedes Jahr einmal gemeinsam in Urlaub. Dieses Mal steht jedoch kein Strandurlaub an, sondern ein mehrtägige Wanderung in den norwegischen Bergen. Keine Hütten, nur mit Zelt, wollen sie ihren Alltag hinter sich lassen. Doch in der Gegend ist kürzlich eine einheimische Frau bei genau dieser Route spurlos verschwunden … und das ungute Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden wird immer größer…Mein Fazit:Mein erstes Buch von Lucy Clarke, welches ich in der Originalfassung in Englisch gelesen habe. Meine Entscheidung, nicht auf die deutsche Version zu warten, war richtig. Ich war schnell im Lesefluss und begleitete die Freundinnen in die norwegische Natur. Man lernt die vier richtig gut kennen und erfährt in den Kapiteln, die abwechselnd aus der Sicht von ihnen geschrieben sind, viel über deren Charakter, ihre Ängste und Hoffnungen. Zusätzlich werden immer wieder kurze Kapitel eingeschoben, in denen es um die Suche/Bergung einer Frau geht, die regungslos auf einem Felsvorsprung unterhalb des Gipfels liegt. Wer das ist, wird natürlich vorerst nicht verraten, was den Spannungsbogen zusätzlich anzieht. Es ist kein blutiger oder rasanter Thriller, sondern man spürt die Bedrohung permanent im Hintergrund und wartet nur darauf, dass sie sich endlich zeigt. Immer wieder werden falsche Fährten gelegt und bis zum Schluss bleibt das Bild unvollständig. Mir hat dieser Thriller richtig gut gefallen und vergebe somit eine große Leseempfehlung.
Amazon Customer –
Her best book yet ⭐️ but….
This book was amazing!!!But …as somebody who has read all Lucy Clarkes previous books I’ve started to notice a pattern in her characters (pregnancy, husband having a affair,etc) which makes it seem like “here we go again”. That’s not to say I don’t love reading her books the characters have just become a bit predictable- hopefully she gives her new characters a different back story in any future books. Saying that it this won’t put me off from buying her next book 🙂