Getaway

Three friends, the Grand Canyon, a week-long trip: what could go wrong? The blade of dread is at your carotid on every page of Getaway. I loved reading Stage's latest. --Erica Ferencik, author of The River at Night and Into the Jungle An outstanding read. Suffice it to say that what follows is a stunning--at times sensitive, at times feral--exploration of just how deep and powerful the bonds of sisterhood and female friendship can be and how a squeaky mouse can become a roaring lion. . . . Recommend as women's fiction as well as psychological suspense. --Booklist (starred review) Getaway feels like 127 Hours meets The Descent . . . In Zoje Stage's latest delightfully disturbing novel, best friends head into the Grand Canyon's deepest recesses in an adventure that quickly becomes a nightmare. --CrimeReads In Zoje Stage's masterful, deft hands, a girlfriends' backpacking trip becomes, instead, a nightmarish descent into unimaginable terror. Chilling, thrilling, spine-tinglingly addictive, and unbelievably tense, I held my breath as I raced through the last hundred pages, desperate to find out what was going to happen. An absolute thrill-ride and a deep dive into female friendship, Getaway deserves to be the top of your summer reading list! --May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives A dazzling hunt and hide chase through the Grand Canyon, as white-hot and pulsing as the Arizona sun. . . . Zoje Stage masterfully displays what happens when female friendship becomes the most powerful weapon in a wilderness fight for survival. --Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling author of The Second Mother Harrowing . . . A nerve-shredding adventure that's as exhilarating--and dangerous--as its awe-inspiring setting. --Taylor Adams, author of No Exit If art imitates life, horror fiction is a great mimic, predicting and exploring the frightening and surreal realities of the contemporary world. Exhibit A: Zoje Stage's mind-bending, trippy second novel, Wonderland. . . . The question of responsibility for the nightmare lingers as does the line between reality and imagination. --Danielle Trussoni, New York Times Book Review, on Wonderland Strap into your pack and step into this inky darkness with Zoje Stage, and know that, after the sun goes down, nothing's safe. --Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians Tense and terrifying, Getaway is an extraordinary work of suspense. Stage delivers both a harrowing, heart-pounding thrill ride and an astute exploration of trauma, regret, compassion, and perseverance. --Rachel Harrison, author of The Return Zoje Stage is in total control of your nightmare. For those who live to be scared, Wonderland is the book you'll be glad you cracked open at home, alone, at night. --Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box, on Wonderland Zoje Stage's Getaway is exactly the kind of heart-in-your-throat, how-are-they-going-to-get-out-of-it thriller that I love--a rip-roaring wilderness adventure story that tests the characters' physical abilities and moral resolve to their limits. Tense, unpredictable, and utterly compelling, Stage's complex story of friendship and survival is a must-read. I loved this book! --Karen Dionne, internationally bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter and The Wicked Sister A terrifying thriller about female friendship . . . Zoje Stage is continuing her run as the master of the psychological thriller. --Entertainment Weekly A beautifully choreographed and astonishing second novel . . . the horror genre has found an eloquent and unflinching new author. --Booklist (starred review), on Wonderland A deliciously creepy read. --New York Post, on Baby Teeth A twisty, delirious read. --Entertainment Weekly, on Baby Teeth Propulsive. --New York Times Book Review, on Baby Teeth Sublimely suspenseful . . . Stage is a literary horror writer on the rise. Her refined prose and knack for emphasizing small but disquieting details make Wonderland a standout summer suspense selection. Reader be warned: The woods will never look the same once you read Stage's latest. --BookPage, on Wonderland