If you’re lucky enough to not have a phobia about elevators, well you more than likely will have one by the time you finish this book. There’s something about a small confined space and relying totally on technology that gives you a sense of trepidation. The fact that in the space of a couple of days there are fatalities that involve elevators, it literally sent me running for the stairs.

The story centres around the Mayor of the city and Barbara who works for a newspaper, of which there is no love lost between these two characters. We get to see the busy lifestyle of someone in power and the behind the scenes of when things go wrong and a city desperate to lay the blame at someones feet. It sure does make for some compelling reading.

The sense of fear in people really stands out in the story. The suspense and tension was just electrifying and I couldn’t turn those pages quick enough to see who was responsible. There was more than a few jaw dropping moments where I had to go back and re read to fully comprehend what I had just read. Those moments are THE best! Woah I really need people to read this book as boy do I have to talk about it. Even thinking about them now, I can feel the build up of excitement it brought me.

Elevator Pitch is brilliant. Pure and simple. I absolutely loved it. This is a hands down must read and what a fantastic film it would make too. An exhilarating and intense read with plenty of thrills along the way. Be prepared to hold on tight!

My thanks to HQ Stories for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway

Such a stunning a creepy read, I hate elevators at the best of times! I raced through it, it was so good.

What a great book,thanks netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read an early edition of this. Ok.
Have not read many Linwood Barclay books but will look out for more.
Elevators are killing people in New York,why.
Also there have been bombs going off are they related.!
This book was quite scarey as it is described in the book it is easy to buy the machine on e bay to cripple elevators.
All I can say is wow it’s a wonderful read do not miss it.

I've read all of Linwood Barclay's novels and have enjoyed them all. He is one author that I would automatically reserve new books coming out from my local library. This book however I just didn't enjoy.

The story revolves around a series of elevator accidents in New York. A city that has a lot of tall buildings all needing the use of elevators. A detective Jerry, journalist Barbara and the Mayor are all connected in the story, finding out what is going on.

I loved the premise, don't think I've read a book before about elevator accidents . I love Linwood Barclay's books so don't really know what went wrong for me.

I found the first part of the book interesting and was drawn into the story. Then as I progressed I just lost interest. For me the story became a little long, I felt it was been dragged out when it was obvious the perp was going to be one or the other. I found myself skimming 30% of the final part just to see if I guessed correctly.

Although I didn't enjoy this book I won't give up on Linwood Barclay yet as I know he is a great author.

Thanks to the publisher via Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review the book.

What a brilliant book. This book has a fantastic story line, excellent characters and is just wonderful. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and I enjoyed it immensely.

New York is a vertical city. 70,000 elevators keep its citizens on the move. So what happens if someone can hack in to the controls and send them crashing down? That's the main plot of this frantic thriller which sees the city almost paralysed with fear as a series of elevator "accidents" result in death.
At the same time, in a sub plot, a bunch of right wing terrorists are targeting major cities on the East and West coast, setting off bombs to maim and kill. A bomb in a taxi outside a Manhattan hotel kills 3 people. Could it be connected to the elevator murders?
NYPD Detective Jerry Bourque and his partner Lois Delgado are called to the scene of a grisly murder. A man has been bludgeoned to death, his face unrecognisable and the tips of all 10 fingers sliced off. Bourque and Delgado discover the dead man was an elevator engineer. Coincidence? The detectives don't think so.
Following the deaths of 4 people in the first elevator "accident", journalist Barbara Matheson starts digging and files a report on her online column grieving for one of the victims. Meanwhile, Barbara's daughter Arla has a job at the office of the Mayor of New York, Richard Headley (known to many cynical New Yorkers as "Dickhead") is a hard nosed politician with a chequered past. Headley orders all of New York's elevators to be taken out of service until they can be checked, virtually bring the city to a halt and threatening New York's economy.
The action speeds along to a shattering climax on the 98th floor of New York's latest skyscraper at a glittering party for the city's great and good.
Along the way, the author takes swipes at politicians at local and national level, the USA's celebrity-besotted media and homegrown terrorists. There's one glaring plot hole and early on I thought I'd guessed who the elevator killer was, but I was wrong. Several red herrings are tossed in to keep the reader guessing. Ultimately this is a scary thriller about how seemingly unimportant actions can have serious consequences years after the event. Even scarier is the fact that murder by elevator could happen.
My thanks to the publisher HQ and to NetGalley for a copy of this book in return for an unbiased review