* A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK * 'A gut-punching mystery that vibrantly captures the
savagery of the Alaskan frontier' - ANNA BAILEY 'Lewis flawlessly recreates the savage beauty
of the wilds. Bold and brilliant' - VASEEM KHAN 'Gives a voice to the women whose
near-forgotten life stories glisten with hidden gold' - JANICE HALLETT Gold fever has taken
him. I believe he means to kill me... Canada 1898. The gold rush is on in the frozen
wilderness of the Yukon. Fortunes are made as quickly as they're lost and Dawson City has
become a lawless settlement. In its midst three women are trying to survive on the edge of
civilisation. Journalist Kate has travelled hundreds of miles after receiving a letter from her
sister who fears that her husband will kill her. Martha's hotel and livelihood are under
threat from the local strongman who is set on buying up the town. And down by the river where
gold shimmers from between the rocks Ellen feels her future slip away as her husband fails to
find the fortune they risked so much to seek. When a woman is murdered Kate Martha and Ellen
find their lives fates and fortunes intertwined. But to unmask her killer they must navigate a
desperate land run by dangerous men who will do anything for a glimpse of gold... Rich in its
setting and characters The Rush is a gripping historical crime novel perfect for readers of
Stef Penney by way of Kristin Hannah and C Pam Zhang. 'My top read of the year' - LISA HALL
'Shimmers with danger and heart' - LESLEY KARA 'Compelling and clever' - CLAIRE SEEBER
'Stirring evocative and spellbinding' - TAMMY COHEN 'Masterful storytelling' - MARION TODD
