Name: Elevator Pitch
ISBN: 9780008331993

LINWOOD. BARCLAY

International bestselling author Linwood Barclay returns with a blistering thriller about a serial killer who hi-jacks elevators in New York, plunging the city into chaos. With his trademark knack of making the everyday terrifying, Barclay promises this book will do for elevators what Psycho did for showers... PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY: 'A suspense master'STEPHEN KING 'One of the world's finest thriller writers on the top of his game'PETER JAMES 'Nothing is more satisfying than tucking into a new Linwood Barclay novel'SHARI LAPENA 'Barclay's plots are a delight'THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Barclay writes terrific thrillers'DAILY MAIL

Elevator Pitch

Linwood Barclay

The New York Times bestselling author of A Noise Downstairs and No Time for Goodbye returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach—a heart-pounding tale in which a series of disasters paralyzes New York City with fear. It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, non-stop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And when Wednesday brings yet another high-rise catastrophe, one of the most vertical cities in the world—and the nation’s capital of media, finance, and entertainment—is plunged into chaos. Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it’s working. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men in women working in offices across the city refuse leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top floors of apartment buildings go unanswered. Who is behind this? Why are they doing it? What do these deadly acts of sabotage have to do with the fingerless body found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist must race against time to find the answers before the city’s newest, and tallest, residential tower has its Friday night ribbon-cutting. With each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the suspense, building to a shattering finale. Pulsating with tension, Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible . . . and will chill readers to the bone.

A Novel

Riya

I am wondering why didn’t I just drop it instead of wasting my time. It lacked so much from the characterisation to the actual plot, the characters were so shallow and seemed like they got plucked out from “a run of the mill” soap tv show. 
at some point, I really though it was a parody on mystery/thriller genre, and I wish it were the case because then this book would have been less disappointing.

"One hell of a suspense novel." —Stephen King The New York Times bestselling author of A Noise Downstairs and No Time for Goodbye returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach—a heart-pounding tale in which a series of disasters paralyzes New York City with fear. It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, non-stop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And when Wednesday brings yet another high-rise catastrophe, one of the most vertical cities in the world—and the nation’s capital of media, finance, and entertainment—is plunged into chaos. Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it’s working. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men and women working in offices across the city refuse to leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top floors of apartment buildings go unanswered. Who is behind this? Why are they doing it? What do these deadly acts of sabotage have to do with the fingerless body found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist must race against time to find the answers before the city’s newest, and tallest, residential tower has its ribbon-cutting on Thursday. With each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the suspense, building to a shattering finale. Pulsating with tension, Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible . . . and will chill readers to the bone.

Lacey Feigl

New York City is a skyline full of beautiful buildings and thousands of elevators. When tragic accidents involving elevators start to occur where people are killed within days of each other, the NYPD starts to suspect that this is more than an accident. No one is safe and everyone has the risk of being seriously harmed or killed in the famous vertical city. 

Elevator Pitch is 453 pages and took me five days to read.

This book creeped me out so much! I'm giving it a 4 out of 5! I ride an elevator every day multiple times a day and reading this book didn't give me any peace of mind! If you're looking for a book that will give you the creeps, you should grab ”Elevator Pitch”!

Thank you, William Morrow, for sending me this copy! 
Here's to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2020! 'You should read ELEVATOR PITCH by Linwood Barclay as soon as possible. It's one hell of a suspense novel' STEPHEN KING ‘Moves as fast as a falling elevator and hits with just as much force. Linwood Barclay is a stone cold pro. ELEVATOR PITCH is a shameless good time’ JOE HILL

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