The Arrival

Hardback Published on: 14/05/2026
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Synopsis

'With spectacular twists, don’t start The Arrival if you have things to do because it stops you in your tracks. Google NOTHING. Just read it. Thank me later.' Alessandra Ranelli

The rules are clear. Find out where you are. Try not to die.

Leo and Viv's weekend starts like any other: a takeaway, a movie and an early night. But when Leo wakes up, he's not in their London flat. He’s naked and alone in an unfamiliar bed, in an anonymous hotel, on the other side of the world.

Viv wakes up to a phone ringing. It's Leo and he claims to be in Australia, despite the impossibility of it. An emergency passport is arranged, a return flight to London booked. But before Leo can make it out, there's a flicker in the corner of his vision, and he wakes up in another bed, in another hotel room, in another country.

Disoriented, Leo soon discovers he's not alone. Someone with access to groundbreaking technology, and an axe to grind, is beaming a group of people around the globe – stalking them one by one, committing perfect, untraceable murders. As Leo fights to survive, Viv unearths dark secrets from her husband’s past. And the more she learns about Leo, the less she seems to know about him . . .

The Arrival is an unmissable world-hopping high-stakes thriller for fans of Dark Matter and Wrong Place, Wrong Time.

**The Arrival is currently in development as a feature film in Hollywood.**
READERS LOVE THE ARRIVAL:
'Sharp, cinematic ... kind of thriller you tear through in one sitting' 5 STAR REVIEW
'Jaw-dropping and left me speechless' 5 STAR REVIEW
'This is an outstanding novel' 5 STAR REVIEW

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781787305335
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 242 x 164 x 31 mm
  • Weight: 544g
  • Languages: English

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The Arrival
fast paced and fantastic
Wow, this was a brilliant read! I don’t often, well, ever, read science-y books so I wasn’t sure how I would get on with the physics angle in ‘The Arrival’... READ MORE
KathVBtn
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
The Arrival
entertaining and so clever
One of my goals this year was to read out of my comfort zones so I went with sci-fi. Future me is patting me on the back for that decision. I don't mind a ... READ MORE
Melanie Vout