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"13 Minutes is a psychological thriller audiobook with a killer twist. From the #1 internationally bestselling author Sarah Pinborough. ""Mean Girls for the Instagram age."" --The Times (London) The New York Times bestselling author known for her thrilling twists is back. They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but when you're a teenage girl, it's hard to tell them apart. Natasha doesn't remember how she ended up in the icy water that night, but she does know this--it wasn't an accident, and she wasn't suicidal. Her two closest friends are acting strangely, and Natasha turns to Becca, the best friend she dumped years before when she got popular, to help her figure out what happened. Natasha's sure that her friends love her. But does that mean they didn't try to kill her?"

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A psychological thriller perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. 13 Minutes takes a haunting look at the dark side of teenage friendships...Pinborough's sharp prose drives the novel through a series of incredible twists and turns. Just when readers think they've got it all figured out, she pulls the rug out from under them...This book will appeal to adults of all ages. --BookPage Readers drawn to the kind of debauched chicanery made popular in novels such as Gillian Flynn's Gone Girlwill tear through this edgy thriller. --Booklist Pinborough's thrilling murder mystery is filled with twists and turns... But at its most basic level, this is a story of petty high school betrayals, popularity contests with toxic frenemies, and vividly depicted peer pressure, all of which combine to create a painfully real novel. --Publishers Weekly 13 Minutes is an undeniable page-turner, but don't turn too quickly or you'll risk missing Pinborough's crackling language and nuanced depiction of the thrill--and terror--of adolescent friendships. --Tara Altebrando, author of The Leaving and The Possible Darkly fascinating...Red herrings lead to a satisfying conclusion. --Kirkus An intricately plotted, fast-paced crime story...Mean Girls meets Donna Tartt's The Secret History for the Instagram age. --The Times (London) Juicy and involving...Sociopathic and garden-variety mean girls, unreliable narration, sexy bits, over-the-top cruelty, and tragic consequences combine here to please many thriller readers. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Sophisticated and twisty enough to please adults of all ages. --The Irish Times Masterfully crafted...The book's evocation of the dark world of school, with all its petty betrayals, casual cruelties and toxic friendships, is painfully spot on. --The Telegraph Perspective is everything in this clever tale. --Financial Times An unsettling psychological thriller, the book plunges you into the frankly scary world of teenage girls. --Fabulous, Sun on Sunday Many, many thrillers have been compared to Gillian Flynn's 2012 bestseller Gone Girl, but Sarah Pinborough's masterfully crafted YA novel 13 Minutes might be one of the few to actually merit the comparison. The book's evocation of the dark world of school, with all its petty betrayals, casual cruelties and toxic friendships, is painfully spot on. --The Telegraph

A psychological thriller perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. 13 Minutes takes a haunting look at the dark side of teenage friendships...Pinborough's sharp prose drives the novel through a series of incredible twists and turns. --BookPage Readers drawn to the kind of debauched chicanery made popular in novels such as Gillian Flynn's Gone Girlwill tear through this edgy thriller. --Booklist Pinborough's thrilling murder mystery is filled with twists and turns... But at its most basic level, this is a story of petty high school betrayals, popularity contests with toxic frenemies, and vividly depicted peer pressure, all of which combine to create a painfully real novel. --Publishers Weekly 13 Minutes is an undeniable page-turner, but don't turn too quickly or you'll risk missing Pinborough's crackling language and nuanced depiction of the thrill--and terror--of adolescent friendships. --Tara Altebrando, author of The Leaving and The Possible Darkly fascinating...Red herrings lead to a satisfying conclusion. --Kirkus An intricately plotted, fast-paced crime story...Mean Girls meets Donna Tartt's The Secret History for the Instagram age. --The Times (London) Juicy and involving...Sociopathic and garden-variety mean girls, unreliable narration, sexy bits, over-the-top cruelty, and tragic consequences combine here to please many thriller readers. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Sophisticated and twisty enough to please adults of all ages. --The Irish Times Masterfully crafted...The book's evocation of the dark world of school, with all its petty betrayals, casual cruelties and toxic friendships, is painfully spot on. --The Telegraph Perspective is everything in this clever tale. --Financial Times An unsettling psychological thriller, the book plunges you into the frankly scary world of teenage girls. --Fabulous, Sun on Sunday Many, many thrillers have been compared to Gillian Flynn's 2012 bestseller Gone Girl, but Sarah Pinborough's masterfully crafted YA novel 13 Minutes might be one of the few to actually merit the comparison. The book's evocation of the dark world of school, with all its petty betrayals, casual cruelties and toxic friendships, is painfully spot on. --The Telegraph

A psychological thriller perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. 13 Minutes takes a haunting look at the dark side of teenage friendships...Pinborough's sharp prose drives the novel through a series of incredible twists and turns. Just when readers think they've got it all figured out, she pulls the rug out from under them...This book will appeal to adults of all ages. --BookPage Readers drawn to the kind of debauched chicanery made popular in novels such as Gillian Flynn's Gone Girlwill tear through this edgy thriller. --Booklist Pinborough's thrilling murder mystery is filled with twists and turns... But at its most basic level, this is a story of petty high school betrayals, popularity contests with toxic frenemies, and vividly depicted peer pressure, all of which combine to create a painfully real novel. --Publishers Weekly 13 Minutes is an undeniable page-turner, but don't turn too quickly or you'll risk missing Pinborough's crackling language and nuanced depiction of the thrill--and terror--of adolescent friendships. --Tara Altebrando, author of The Leaving and The Possible Darkly fascinating...Red herrings lead to a satisfying conclusion. --Kirkus An intricately plotted, fast-paced crime story...Mean Girls meets Donna Tartt's The Secret History for the Instagram age. --The Times (London) Juicy and involving...Sociopathic and garden-variety mean girls, unreliable narration, sexy bits, over-the-top cruelty, and tragic consequences combine here to please many thriller readers. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Sophisticated and twisty enough to please adults of all ages. --The Irish Times Masterfully crafted...The book's evocation of the dark world of school, with all its petty betrayals, casual cruelties and toxic friendships, is painfully spot on. --The Telegraph Perspective is everything in this clever tale. --Financial Times An unsettling psychological thriller, the book plunges you into the frankly scary world of teenage girls. --Fabulous, Sun on Sunday Many, many thrillers have been compared to Gillian Flynn's 2012 bestseller Gone Girl, but Sarah Pinborough's masterfully crafted YA novel 13 Minutes might be one of the few to actually merit the comparison. The book's evocation of the dark world of school, with all its petty betrayals, casual cruelties and toxic friendships, is painfully spot on. --The Telegraph

Author Information

Sarah Pinborough is the award-winning, New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes. Behind Her Eyes was praised by Stephen King, Joe Hill, Harlan Coben, and The New York Times Book Review, among others. 13 Minutes has been optioned by Netflix. Sarah lives in London.

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