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One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge.

'A locked room thriller at its best! Nonstop suspense with twists and turns that will leave your head spinning' FREIDA MCFADDEN

'Sager wields a deft hand in bringing all the elements together into a rip-roaring, tension-filled tale of greed,…

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I enjoy mysteries that tie my brain in knots, and With A Vengeance had more twists than a pretzel.

Right from the start, the premise flips the genre on its head where the main character, Anna Matheson, who wishes everyone she has gathered together was dead, is also the one who must save them. I loved that Riley Sager set the entire locked-room mystery inside a moving train where every passenger is a suspect, yet somehow maybe none of them are guilty.

I spent the whole ride toggling between motives and alibis, sure I’d cracked it, only to be blindsided…

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