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Apr 20, 2025 12:29 AM

Author:Nicci French,Alastair Gunn,Tim Weaver

#Youdunnit

One crowdsourced storyline, three finely crafted stories by Penguin authors Nicci French, Tim Weaver and Alastair Gunn.

What crime has been committed?

Who is the victim?

And who will solve the case?

Write a short crime story, using plot details crowdsourced on Twitter. This was the challenge we put to three Penguin authors - Nicci French, Time Weaver and Alastair Gunn. How different would the stories be? And how would the authors cope, with so much of the detail out of their hands?

#Youdunnit

Three very different murders and three unique takes on your travel photographer turned reluctant sleuth, Lucinda Berrington. Deep in the suffocating British countryside, the gangland streets of Cape Town or the glossy world of professional cycling, Twitter followers are meeting an unsavoury demise.

Maybe next time you log in you'll wonder...

Are you following them, or are they following you?

This ebook is brought to you free of charge by Penguin, in association with Specsavers.

Look out for other titles by all three authors:

Thursday's Children by Nicci French, follows Blue Monday, Tuesday's Gone and Waiting for Wednesday as the fourth in the Frieda Klein series.

Richard & Judy book club pick Never Coming Back is the fourth David Raker thriller by Tim Weaver, author of Vanished,Chasing the Dead and The Dead Tracks.

Alastair Gunn's debut crime novel, The Advent Killer, is available from Penguin from November 2013, and introduces DCI Antonia Hawkins.

Reviews

Throat-clutching from the outset! The Never List stands as a sterling example of psychological thriller writing at its best. Cancel appointments and give up on sleep. It's that kind of book

—— Jeffery Deaver

Sent icicles down my spine. One of the scariest thrillers I've ever read. This should be on every mystery reader's must-read list

—— Tess Gerritsen

Instantly enthralling and relentlessly addictive, The Never List will have your eyes boggling and your jaw dangling from the very start - not least because of an absolutely genius humdinger of a twist... A thrilling, frightening, fast-paced and thought-provoking triumph of a debut. Turn off your phone and disable the doorbell, because you will not want to be disturbed

—— Heat

A read-in-one-go sort of book, and if you’re after a genuinely disturbing thriller to take on holiday this summer, it’ll be hard to beat

—— Alison Flood , Observer

From the first page of The Never List you have to know how this terrifying book will possibly end...it’s impossible to put down. Even a casual glance will tell you this is no ordinary thriller: you will lose sleep over it. A book to devour in one sitting

—— Elizabeth Haynes

A hauntingly gothic story of captivity, escape and revenge

—— Grazia

The Never List got its sticky, sharp talons into me on the first paragraph and wouldn’t let go until I’d finished it in less than two days…a stylish and impressive debut thriller

—— S.J. Bolton

A nonstop thriller with heart-wrenching twists

—— Jed Rubenfeld

A book never to be missed. Zan's razor-sharp debut combines the very best of page-turning suspense with classic head-game thrills and chills

—— Lisa Gardner

Cleverly plotted and highly entertaining, The Never List is a haunting psychological thriller that begs to be read in one sitting. Be prepared

—— Alafair Burke

The Never List is a perfect entertainment. Thrilling, super smart, witty, and just about the most distracting thing in my recent life. I've stayed up past my bedtime, missed whole subway stops, left children at the playground. First readers will have to know what happens, and then they'll be awed by the flair with which Koethi Zan makes it happen. This novel deserves all the success it is sure to have

—— Darin Strauss

This fast-paced debut turns the traditional crime novel on its head

—— InStyle

If you like dark and disturbing thrillers, this stylish debut is for you... This will hook you in till the end but should come with a warning – it’s not for the faint-hearted

—— Deirdre O'Brien , Sunday Mirror

A perfect page turner for the beach

—— Now

Full of heartbreaking twists and turns, you'll not be able to put it down

—— My Weekly

This dark twisting thriller is perfect for those looking to fill the void left by Gone Girl

—— No 1

The Never List is the best kind of entertainment, one that thrills while bringing new awareness of the world in which we live. I predict some earlier bedtimes for Koethi in the future as, no matter how good a lawyer she is, there seems to be a brighter future beckoning as a novelist and screenwriter

—— The Bookbag

This is an astonishingly assured debut, and a thoroughly absorbing book which will keep you gripped to the very end. Set aside a whole block of time to read it, because you won’t want to put it down

—— Crime Fiction Lover

Warning: don’t read this psychological thriller late at night

—— Sun

It’s a gripping page-turner

—— Press Association Syndication

A thoughtful, profoundly unnerving psychological thriller

—— John O'Connell , Guardian

A huge page-turner. This is the perfect beach read, absolutely gripping and with a pacey storyline that’s guaranteed to see you racing to the final page within days

—— Katie Archer , Argus

This is a rare thriller that manages to be thoughtful and frantically compelling

—— Mail on Sunday

I found it hard to put down, with several ingenious twists

—— Jake Kerridge , Sunday Express

This is the perfect beach read, absolutely gripping and with a pacey storyline that’s guaranteed to see you racing to the final page within days

—— Women's Way

Absolutely loved The Never List. Absorbing, innovative and thought provoking. Great read too! Fantastic new voice in fiction

—— Martina Cole

If you’re looking for an edge-of-your-seat thriller, then this one is sure to suit

—— My Weekly
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