The Rush Beautiful Spis castle at the sunrise, UNESCO heritage,Slovakia Stock Spis Castle, Slovakia Castle High Resolution Stock Photography and Aerial view of Spis (Spi, Spisk) castle in summer, second biggest. 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 Longlisted, Best Adult Novel, Davitt Awards 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, author of The Enemy Within 'The only thing wrong with this Aussie holiday read is it is so hard to put down.' The Chronicle The Rush by Michelle Prak gives new meaning to the words gripping and horrifying It is anything but your typical outback thriller. Books+Publishing