* 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 is under threat from the local
strongman who is buying up the town. And down by the river Ellen feels her future slip away as
her husband fails to find the gold 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
