A very messed up story which is gripping. It takes a bit of time to truly understand exactly what is happening, when and where but such a different tale!

Great pacy outbreak thriller, as you’d expect from CJ Tudor, with shades of 28 days later and the like from the infected (not zombies, but dangerously close!).
With a clever splitting of focus across three main characters and settings (all in presumably close geography), you have the usual fun in trying to work out how the individual stories will link up - and I didn’t see the eventual reveal coming. I grant that I read most of the book jet lagged so may have missed some early clues but when it clicked I was genuinely surprised which is always a joy.

Great holiday read.

My word, what a book this is! Three locked room mysteries in one with compelling characters and an overarching storyline that was just incredibly clever. Some real horror moments in here that I absolutely loved - highly recommended.

Another chilling read by this clever author who repeatedly has the ability to produce gripping thrillers. Set in the freezing snowy surroundings this story has elements of horror and mystery that had my nerves rattling throughout. The plot of this novel really made me think as I tried to fit the pieces together and decipher the links.
The Drift is almost three stories in one as there is a coach crash, broken down cable car and a secret scientific building all in an unforgiving mountain region. The surrounding scenery may be beautiful with its sparkling snow but its occupants are not to be trusted.
Be prepared to be shocked as you unravel this exciting story.
My thanks to publishers Michael Joseph and Net Galley for the advance copy.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for an unbiased review.
I've previously enjoyed The Chalk Man & The Burning Girls by this author and was really looking forward to reading this latest publication.
A bit darker than previous efforts, I wouldn't rank this as my favourite CJ Tudor book, but it is well written and I stuck with it to the end and actually am glad I did.
A solid three stars.

Having enjoyed The Chalk Man & The Burning Girls, I looked forward to reading The Drift. However it is very different, a dark dystopian horror/thriller which was not for me. Nevertheless, it was so well written I carried on to the end. With obvious nods to the pandemic carried to Apocalyptic extremes it was cleverly and chillingly plotted and will have many fans.

Thanks to Michael Joseph, Random House and NetGalley for an ARC in return for an unbiased review.

I didn't like this at all I'm afraid. I have loved all her other books but this felt very different. People with their eyes hanging out, foreheads ripped off revealing brains....no no no - this is amateur horror not C K Tudor intrigue and brilliance. I struggled through and then skipped to the end. I'm not a huge horror fan normally so it could be why I didn't get this book. What I have read in the genre has been good and scary horror - this just felt like, well, dropping in halloween images and mangled body parts and making a mash up of the cliches. Nope, not for me.

Well written. Ideal for fans of old-school horror. The large cast of characters is whittled down by increasing gruesome means. It will be a hit.
With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy in exchange for an independent review.

This may just be Tudor’s best novel yet! I’m a huge fan of her work but this one was on another level. I just couldn’t put it down, each chapter sucks you in and leaves you wanting more.

Genre-bending, nerve-shredding, blood-chilling brilliance. A snow storm is raging, infection is everywhere, and no one is coming to save you. THE DRIFT is going to scare the pants off you all in 2023.

A coach carrying students from a prestigious academy crashes on a snowy mountain road.

A man with severe facial injuries reluctantly leaves the mysteriously-named Retreat to ski down to the nearest village to collect supplies.

Six people wake up in a broken ski lift to find themselves trapped with a dead body.

These three narrative threads are slowly woven to become one story in The Drift, a dystopian thriller by horror writer CJ Tudor. Figuring out just how they tie together was a fun ride, and while it’s not a book I’ll return to, I enjoyed it while it lasted.

“Anxiety puts both your mind and body under immense, prolonged pressure.”
― Lori Deschene, Tiny Buddha's Worry Journal: A Creative Way to Let Go of Anxiety and Find Peace

And pressure is what we get in ‘The Drift’ - lots of pressure.
A coach crash in a snowbound icy ski resort with a group of students on board, a cable car full of adults stuck mid journey, no power, and a mountain top ‘Retreat’, with an assorted bunch of people, all of these groups are somehow connected.

The chills don’t just come from the snow laden landscape but also from the dystopian world following a viral outbreak that has destroyed life as we know it.

Three separate groups of people just trying to survive, a storm of massive proportions on the way, added to which, some of the people in the groups may already be infected - and there’s no way out!

Lots of tension, wondering how the three groups are going to survive the nightmare with seemingly no escape. It’s also gripping waiting to discover just how the groups are linked, but with C.J.Tudor at the helm it’s all brought together nicely, and a difficult one to put down!

We hear the story of three different people in three different situations - an overturned coach full of trapped students, a stranded cable car full of strangers, and an isolated building with a group of people. A snow storm rages as each group tries to survive their situation. Will rescue come? Is there a killer? And what about the creepy Whisters...?

A dystopian thriller that keeps you turning the pages until the shocking ending. With twists and turns and three addictive tales that come together perfectly at the end. Creepy and tense, I really enjoyed this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.

I usually love C J Tudor’s books and she is one of the few authors whose books I read without checking the blurb first. Well, this time I got caught out, as it turned out to be a different genre from her other books. I don’t usually like dystopian or apocalypse fiction, even with elements of a thriller and this one was no exception. There were a lot of characters, which isn’t usually a problem for me but here I constantly had to keep a track on who was who as they weren’t distinctive enough, which somewhat distracted from the story. I am not put off reading CJ Tudor’s books in the future but will definitely proceed with more caution.

A disturbing and very dark thriller set in a post pandemic future, possibly North America. There were too many characters for me to engage with the narrative and the three settings - bus, research station and cable car stretched my concentration. I have enjoyed the authors previous novels but this was not for me.

I did enjoy parts of this book but it is very bleak,also a bit confusing st times,more horror maybe than psychological thriller and wont suit everyone talking about a virus that is going to wipe out the world…..
Never been a fan of Zombies either but that all said ai did keep reading and ultimately am more glad did than not

I am a great fan of Ms Tudor but was quite left quite bewildered and disappointed by The Drift. Set sometime in the near future, in a undetermined setting (it felt like North America to me - but I could be wrong) and with a disparate cast of characters dealing with the fallout of a catastrophic global pandemic, it was a bleak and tense and (to me) confusing read.

Fans of The Chalk Man and The Burning Girls will find The Drift very different in feel and content. The writing and dialogue remains excellent but, apart from the odd flash of brilliance, I didn’t enjoy the overall experience. Perhaps I am suffering from ‘post real pandemic syndrome’ and that has affected my concentration and inability to engage with the plight of the characters (several who meet grisly fates) and I found myself not caring about them and wondering who they were in the first place.

I have read many positive reviews so my negative opinion will definitely be in the minority and this is just a personal honest impression, however many thanks to all concerned for allowing me to read and give a candid review of this (despite everything) impressive book.

I did enjoy this book but their was quiet a lot going on it it so I did get a bit confused at one stage but all in all a good read..

Stand up and take a bow CJ Tudor! What an exciting, well constructed, thrilling ride you took us on!
I was absolutely enthralled from the first page, to the last. Being completely honest, I could've done without the epilogue, but that's an extremely small gripe in comparison to the overall enjoyment of the novel. Highly recommended to my fellow twisty and turny, atmospheric thrillers.
Big thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Michael Joseph and CJ Tudor for my ARC of ‘The Drift’ in return for an honest review.

I am a huge fan of CJ Tudor and this was another brilliantly plotted and written novel. There are three different stories, all totalling gripping, told with a backdrop of a pandemic causing mass deaths and lockdowns. There is an overturned bus full of students, a cable car unable to move and a chalet with ‘friends’. Outside there is a snow storm raging but it is clear that something is seriously amiss.

It was fast-paced, a page-turner and totally absorbing from start to finish. Gradually we learn how these three stories will merge.

Highly recommended