LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
Oh my word, this is one heck of an exciting and thought-provoking ride. Four online friends and super fans of a TV show unexpectedly meet their idol and then find themselves on the run from the police and a far-right group called the Legion. Author Luke Jennings wrote Code Name Villanelle which was the basis for the TV series Killing Eve. He has the ability to create characters who stamp their personality over each and every page. In #Panic the characters themselves encourage the reader to challenge bigotry as they sit within the most fabulously addictive story. While a thrilling road (and train) trip develops, this is all about the four superfans and their growing support and love for each other. All have been bullied and feel marginalised, all want the peace of living their life as they choose. This LoveReading Star Book and Liz Pick of the Month is just fabulous, I want more, please tell me there is more! #Panic is a vibrant, pacy, and gloriously punchy coming-of-age story, it thoroughly shakes and stirs thoughts while you quietly fall in love with Jaleesa, Kai, Ilya, and Dani.
Liz Robinson
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#panic Synopsis
#PANIC is a wildly entertaining coming-of-age tale from Luke Jennings, bestselling author of the Killing Eve novels.
Jaleesa, Kai, Ilya and Dani are online best friends, and superfans of the hit TV show City Of Night. Fantasising about the show in their chatroom, they find an escape from their troubled small-town lives. Everything changes when Chloe, make-up artist to the show's star Alice Temple, enters the chat.
When Chloe tells them Alice is in danger the four resolve to save her, and make their way to California. But fantasy is quickly overtaken by reality. Alice's troubles, they discover, will shine the spotlight on all of them. And not in a good way. On the run across the American South with one of the most famous actresses in the world, the fans must evade the police, the Russian mafia and the Legion, an absurd but terrifying new far-right movement. Can they keep running for long enough to uncover the truth about Alice, and discover themselves in the process?
#PANIC is a thriller, a love letter to fandom, and an empowering tale of young adults embracing their identities and fighting back in a world that has always tried to marginalize them.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781529351866 |
| Publication date: |
27th April 2023 |
| Author: |
Luke Jennings |
| Publisher: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd an imprint of John Murray Press |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
409 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Press Reviews
Luke Jennings Press Reviews
Buckle up for a roller-coaster ride in this adventure form the mind that brought us the Villanelle books . . . Exploring fandom, identity and far-right movements, this is a richly imagined, character-driven thriller - Bookseller, Editor's Choice
A story about the allure of A-list TV stars, the pleasure of group fandom, and the perils of catching the eye of the Russian mafia, far-right cults and American cops. All the expected high-octane thrills and spills are there, but with a focus on the kids looking for excitement and escape from their small-town troubles, #PANIC also has a big heart - Big Issue
Author
About Luke Jennings
Luke Jennings is the author of three novels, including the Booker Prize-longlisted Atlantic. As a journalist he has written for Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Time, as well as all the British quality papers, and he is currently the dance critic of the Observer. He is married with three children, lives in North London, and fishes whenever he can.
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