The Pinnacle
The most unmissable thriller of the summer from the author of Hunted
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
The Pinnacle is the twisty murder mystery readers are OBSESSED with:
‘Runs at breakneck speed’
‘Smart and breathless. It’s huge fun’
‘An outstanding thriller’
‘Totally unexpected’
‘The plot unfolds cleverly and at pace’
YOUR WIFE HAS BEEN MURDERED. EVERYONE THINKS YOU DID IT.
High up in Mumbai’s most luxurious skyscraper, the Pinnacle, George Abercrombie wakes from a drunken stupor to find his wife, Bollywood superstar Sweety Sahota, murdered in their bedroom.
He knows he will be the prime suspect.
Sweety’s phone has disappeared. Her laptop has vanished. And George can't remember what happened.
A devoted assistant is hiding a dangerous secret.
A trusted servant disappears.
A neighbour knows more than she's saying.
As George scrambles to piece together the night, with 1.4 billion people wanting him dead, somewhere inside the Pinnacle, someone has a killer secret . . .
CAN GEORGE FIND THE KILLER BEFORE HIS TIME RUNS OUT?
HIGH RISE. HIGH STAKES. THE PINNACLE IS THE THRILLER OF THE SUMMER.
‘Dark, funny, shocking…easily his best book yet’ Janice Hallett 'A writer at the very top of his game’ Mark Billingham
'A deliciously twisting plot’ Lucy Foley
‘Fast-paced, funny, yet dark as hell’ Harriet Tyce ‘Delivers a truly satisfying ending’ Jane Casey
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Historical mystery novelist Mukherjee's solid second contemporary (after Hunted) spotlights 50-year-old George Abercrombie, a washed-up American actor living in Mumbai and struggling in the shadow of his younger wife, Bollywood superstar Sweety Sahota. After Sweety abruptly cancels the pair's joint BBC interview for a late-night meeting with a powerful filmmaker, George drowns his anger in alcohol and wakes up, hungover, to find Sweety dead in their penthouse. Lurching between panic, guilt, and self-preservation, he enlists his agent Sal and Sal's fixer, Miss Singh, to keep him out of jail. As George scrambles to hide evidence and cobble together an alibi, Gemma Cairns, Sweety's personal assistant, receives a call from someone threatening to release a sex tape of her and her politician lover, Ashok, unless she hands over Sweety's laptop and password. While the police investigation deepens and George starts to unravel, Gemma is torn between the blackmailer's demands, her own secrets, and Ashok's ambitions. The narrative builds to a tense, surprising climax that smooths over some of the clumsier attempts at social critique that Mukherjee folds into the action. It's an immersive mystery rich in place and character.
