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Five passengers. Five minutes until the next train … five minutes until someone dies.

‘Ridiculously good … darkly thrilling and unforgettable’ Chris Whitaker

‘Brilliantly propulsive … A seriously impressive novel’ Hannah Beckerman

‘Original. Urgent. Disturbing. Brilliant’ Shari Lapena

‘Insightful, emotionally punchy, wryly observed … I read it in one sitting’ Sarah Pinborough

Someone will die here this morning, at this suburban train station. It will happen in the next five minutes when the 7:06 to London Victoria arrives.

Take note of their positions. The child, the mother, the businessman, the old woman and the gambler.

One of them will die despite your attachment to them. There is probably one you want to get rid of. You don’t have to admit who. But perhaps you should ask yourself why.

The train has stopped.

Someone is dead.

Was it who you chose?

It wasn’t your fault …

So why, dear reader, do you feel so guilty?

Five stories. Five minutes until a life ends. Unfolding in real time, FIVE is a tense and intriguing drama that will have you on the edge of your seat, as you race to the end to find out who survives … and who dies.