The 10:12
A Novel
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected 20 Oct 2026
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- 57,99 zł
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- Pre-Order
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- 57,99 zł
Publisher Description
A twisty, high-stakes thriller in the breathless, page-turning style of Ruth Ware, Lisa Jewell, and Claire Douglas, in which nothing is as it seems and saving the day is only the beginning.
Claire Fitzroy was on the way home to London when her train from Manchester was hijacked by a group of armed men. In one terrifying moment she faced the starkest of choices: to passively stand back or act and fight back—knowing that with either choice, she could die.
With nothing to lose, the middle-aged art lecturer gathered and led a squad of passengers who, against all odds, overcame the hijackers and saved hundreds of lives. But what at first looks like heroism may play out very differently in the courts of law and public opinion. Especially when you have the blood of two men on your hands.
Opinions are heated and divided. Was she a selfless and quick-thinking hero? Or an attention-seeking vigilante and unrepentant murderer? Until now Claire has remained silent. Now, she’s finally speaking out about what happened that morning on the 10:12.
But is it the whole story?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Playing with media spin and manipulated narratives, Anna Maloney’s debut novel centres around an act of terrorism that shifts and changes depending on your viewpoint. When art lecturer Claire Fitzroy’s train is hijacked as it heads back to London, Claire bands together with other passengers to organize a resistance. But once the perpetrators’ trial gets underway, it’s Claire who finds herself cast as a villain by the defence attorneys. Ingeniously, Maloney presents the bulk of the story as an in-progress book manuscript written by Claire, complete with editor’s notes. Instead of allowing her protagonist free rein, Maloney includes snippets of information from other sources that add to the intrigue. Of course, nothing is entirely as it seems, and the ways the layers of subterfuge emerge are truly inspired. Through it all, the train confrontation itself maintains tension, even when we know the ultimate result. The 10:12 races along with thought-provoking thrills that keep the questions coming.
