Author:Rick Stanton
THE ENTHRALLING INSIDE STORY OF THE THAI CAVE RESCUE FROM THE MAN AT THE HEART OF THE MISSION, AS SEEN IN THE SUNDAY TIMES
'The British divers are all heroes' Clive Cussler
'A case study in courage' Ron Howard, Oscar-winning director of Apollo 13
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Thailand, July 2018. Twelve boys and their football coach vanish into Tham Luang caves just as the monsoon rains hit. A mile from the surface they are trapped by rising flood waters. All attempts to reach them fail.
As hope for their survival fades a retired British firefighter tinkering with homemade cave-diving kit gets a call.
Rick Stanton and his dive partner race to the other side of the world.
The boys have been missing for days.
Each hour, their chance of escape shrinks.
Rick must swim, crawl and squeeze through treacherously tight submerged tunnels hunting for them.
But that is not the impossible part.
Because if by some miracle they're alive then somehow he must bring the boys back out again . . .
He doesn't know it yet but all his life he's been training for this very moment . . .
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'The riveting, behind-the-scenes story. Captivating' SUNDAY POST
'A definitive view of the rescue. You probably won't read a better-written book about diving this year. I just had to get to the end' DIVER MAGAZINE
'Diver Rick Stanton relives the rescue of the century' SUNDAY TIMES
'Remarkable . . . the chronicle of a man from a humble background who worked devilishly hard . . . and was willing to go anywhere to help people in the most dire cave disasters' WALL STREET JOURNAL
THE RESCUE WATCHED BY THE WORLD
'The Thai cave rescue was phenomenally dangerous, and the work of true heroes' iNews
'[The rescue] was fantastic, it really was . . .'HRH Prince William
'If it was me stuck anywhere, the one person I would want to come and rescue me is Rick Stanton' Alex Daw, Watch Commander, West Midlands Fire Service
'One of the great stories of our time'Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Oscar-winning co-director of Free Solo
'Rick Stanton is not the most domesticated of men' Sunday Telegraph
Diver Rick Stanton relives the rescue of the century
—— Sunday TimesAs the world held its breath, the men and their team achieved the impossible. This is their riveting, behind-the-scenes story. Captivating
—— Sunday PostYou probably won't read a better-written book about diving this year . . . Funny and relentlessly self-deprecating. I read this at two sittings
—— Diver MagazineThe best sportsman's memoir since Andre Agassi . . . He is candid, funny and yes, wonderfully nuts
—— The Times, on I am Zlatan IbrahimovicA charming love story
—— Choice MagazinePeter Crouch is a comedy genius
—— Daily MailOne of the funniest human beings on the planet
—— Romesh RanganathanVery funny on almost every page, wonderfully self-deprecating and very sharp on the ludicrous behaviour of the modern player
—— Sunday TimesI'm not a big book reader, I'm just not. And I've skimmed through this already and thought 'I'm gonna really, really, really, really like this. Seriously, I'm really gonna like it
—— Chris MoylesI've never read a sports book before, but it is really funny
—— Alex JonesGood footballers come and go but comedy genius - that's for life
—— Johnny VaughanI've read a good number of books by footballers, both for business and pleasure, and this is easily one of the best, mainly on the grounds that it's incredibly funny
—— Ben Machell , The Times MagazineOne of the funniest books ever
—— ShortlistIncredibly funny
—— Jilly CooperEndearing and very funny
—— Choice MagazineFull of terrific anecdotes and unexpected confessions
—— Daily Express'McGrath covers the rise and fall of Frank Vandenbroucke with sensitivity and not sensationalism... from winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège to doping and addiction, suicide attempts, court appearances and his death, no stone is left unturned when delivering the truth about 'cycling's great wasted talent'
—— Cyclist'Poignant, painful but utterly riveting...covered with careful sensitivity by McGrath, painted in all its grey complexity with an absence of judgment. A captivating read'
Irish Independent
A chillingly vivid thriller in a fantastic setting - you can almost feel the icy Alpine wind on your face as you turn the pages.
—— T M Logan, bestselling author of THE HOLIDAYA tense page-turner.
—— Sunday Times Style magazineOne of the most eagerly awaited debuts of the year.
—— Sunday Express magazineThe nail-biting suspense and spooky atmosphere of Sarah Pearse's thrilling debut novel kept me reading until late in the night. I loved Sarah's masterful descriptions of the Alpine setting, the creepy history of the hotel, and the growing sense of danger as the hapless characters are cut off from the outside world by a massive storm . . . just as the realisation dawns that a deranged killer is on the loose.
—— Ann Gosslin, author of THE SHADOW BIRD and THE DOUBLETense, claustrophobic and chilling in every sense of the word.
—— Tammy Cohen, author of WHEN SHE WAS BADDark and suspenseful - I had shivers running down my spine as I read this chilling thriller.
—— Good HousekeepingAn addictive, creepy and twisting read. The perfect gothic story for a cold February night.
—— StylistAn eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat.
—— Reese Witherspoon, for Reese's Book Club[A] menacing, creepy debut [...] There are echoes of Hitchcock and du Maurier, but Pearse has her own distinctive, emotional voice - one to be admired.
—— Daily MailTense, chilling and full of surprises.
—— Sun, Pick of the WeekLocked-room mysteries a la Agatha Christie are proving to be very popular right now, and this one doesn't disappoint.
—— PrimaThis atmospheric chiller has a few shocks up its sleeve.
—— Crime MonthlyA mix of whodunnit and psychological thriller with hints of horror, this fine debut [...] is smartly structured and often powerful.
—— Sunday TimesSpooky, chilling and claustrophobic.
—— ObserverThis impressive debut is a twist on the classic locked-room mystery in a wonderfully eerie Gothic setting. Its sharp prose builds suspense through a series of twists that will send an Alpine chill up your spine, building to an unpredictable finale. This clever, compelling thriller deserves to be a bestseller and marks out Sarah Pearse as one to watch.
—— Sunday Express S MagazineWant a book that's going to leave you chilled to the bone? This is it!
—— Fabulous MagazineSarah Pearse's chilling debut is making waves. The Sanatorium certainly has an eerie, cinematic appeal [...] With whispers of The Shining in setting and The Girl on the Train in pace.
—— Vanity FairI absolutely loved The Sanatorium - it gave me all the wintry thrills and chills. It was just wonderful.
—— Lucy Foley, bestselling author of THE HUNTING PARTY and THE GUEST LISTGenuinely scary and deliciously atmospheric, and one of the best books of 2021, this international bestseller is guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
—— Woman & HomeWhat a page-turner! Like Agatha Christie crossed with Scandi noir, and doing with Swiss mountains what Jane Harper books do with the Australian outback. Loved it, and can't wait for the next Elin book!
—— Andrea Mara, author of ALL HER FAULT