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The Passengers

A near-future thriller with a killer twist

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The Passengers

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Roy McMillan, Clare Corbett, Tom Bateman, Patience Tomlinson, Shaheen Khan
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Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.


When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course.

The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should survive but are the passengers all that they first seem?

'Provocative, terrifying and compulsive. Another savagely clever near future thriller' — Cara Hunter, bestselling author of Close to Home.

The Black Mirror-esque thriller from the author of the million-copy international bestseller THE ONE.

'A 1970s disaster movie by way of Black Mirror, with a dash of Michael Crichton ... a sleek, exhilarating ride' - Financial Times

'With some real jaw dropping moments, it was an edge of your seat read that even surpassed The One' - Claire Allan, bestselling author Her Name Was Rose

'Full of twists, vividly drawn characters you'll love or love to loathe, and pacy action...it's a hell of a ride' - SFX

'Marrs is brilliant at twists and for the addicts of adrenaline-fuelled twisty rides, this book really delivers the goods' - Peter James, UK No. 1 bestselling author

© John Marrs 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Dark Humour Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Psychological Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense
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futuristic... good thoughts and nicely intertwined ralationships between characters. liked listening but somehow it all is alot to take in

good story.. but almost a bit exaterated and ober

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The Passengers ist ein Roman in der nahen Zukunft, in der es um das blinde Vertrauen der Menschen in künstliche Intelligenzen geht. Für alle Fans von One von John Marrs. Erinnert an die Serie Black Mirror. Tolles Hörerlebnis.

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...but then it gets boring. The story is not as cleverly written as it could have been. Most characters lack personality and depth. There are some twists but not all of them surprising or even convincing. The story drags on and on and seriously, what's with the unneccessary love story bit at the end?!
I liked that it was presented by multiple voice actors and not just read by one. So, five star rating for the production, much fewer stars for the story.

Interesting starting point...

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