John Marrs Collection 3 Books Set - The Minders, The Vacation, The Passengers - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Minders
The Vacation
The Passengers

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781529100655 (The Minders) / 9781529080865 (The Vacation) / 9781785038884 (The Passengers)
Publisher: Del Rey (The Minders); Pan Macmillan (The Vacation); Cornerstone (The Passengers)

Overview
John Marrs, the internationally bestselling author behind the Netflix hit The One, delivers three propulsive standalone thrillers in this collection. The Minders imagines a near-future Britain where five ordinary citizens become living vaults for the nation's most classified secrets. The Vacation drops eight strangers into a sun-drenched Venice Beach hostel where everyone is hiding something lethal. The Passengers hijacks eight self-driving cars and forces the public to judge who deserves to survive. Together, these page-turners explore surveillance, secrecy, and the ethics of technology, delivering the twisty, high-concept suspense that has made Marrs a favorite among readers of contemporary psychological thrillers.

About the Books
Across these three gripping, standalone thrillers, John Marrs proves himself a master at fusing high-concept premises with deeply human stakes. In The Minders, a groundbreaking government program turns five ordinary volunteers into living repositories of Britain's most dangerous secrets, encoded directly into their minds. As loyalties fracture and hunters close in, Marrs interrogates how far a country will go in the name of security, and what it costs the people entrusted with its darkest truths. The Vacation shifts the tension to sunny Venice Beach, where eight strangers checked into the same beach-front hostel are each nursing a secret worth killing to protect. Told through interweaving perspectives, it is a slow-burn mystery that peels back layer after layer of deception until the idyllic vacation setting curdles into something far more sinister. The Passengers is Marrs at his most audacious: eight self-driving cars are hacked onto a collision course, and the public is invited to vote on who lives and who dies as hidden cameras broadcast the passengers' panic to the world. It is a searing, timely commentary on trial by public opinion and the murky ethics of automation. Whether the danger comes from a lab, a hostel, or a hacked algorithm, Marrs consistently builds tension through flawed, believable characters and razor-sharp plotting, making this collection an ideal introduction to one of the UK's most inventive contemporary thriller writers.

Key Benefits

• Bundles three standalone John Marrs thrillers in one great-value paperback set
• High-concept, tech-driven premises that spark real conversation and debate
• Fast-paced, twist-heavy plotting perfect for fans of psychological suspense
• From the bestselling author of The One, now a hit Netflix series
• Great gift for thriller lovers — birthdays, holidays, or a summer reading stack
• Brand new paperback copies, ready to read straight out of the box

Book-by-Book Guide
The Minders — Five ordinary people are transformed into living vaults for Britain's most classified secrets, encoded directly into their minds to thwart cyberterrorism.
The Vacation — Eight strangers at a Venice Beach hostel each carry a secret worth killing to protect, turning a sun-soaked getaway into a web of suspicion.
The Passengers — Hackers seize control of eight self-driving cars and put their fate to a public vote, forcing society to decide who deserves to survive.

About the Author
John Marrs is a British author and former freelance journalist based in London and Northamptonshire, where he spent two decades interviewing celebrities from television, film, and music for national newspapers and magazines before becoming a full-time novelist. He is best known for The One, which became a Netflix series and has sold more than a million copies worldwide in translation across 35 languages. His other acclaimed thrillers include The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, and What Lies Between Us. Marrs is celebrated for high-concept, technology-driven premises paired with propulsive, twist-filled storytelling that keeps readers guessing until the final page.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This collection bundles three of John Marrs's most gripping, twist-packed thrillers into one unmissable set — perfect for beach reading, holiday gifting, or stocking a suspense lover's shelf. Ideal as a birthday gift, book club pick, or summer reading companion, it delivers the addictive, edge-of-your-seat plotting that has made Marrs a favorite among thriller fans everywhere.

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