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Taut, Tense and Terrifying
This book is like a runaway train. Starting nice and slow, gradually picking up pace until it's in full flight. It is a very tense, thrilling novel .A lot... READ MORE
Compelling Read Will Have You Checking Everything's Locked Before You Go To Bed - Twice!
I was not expecting this book to open on the Island of Georgia wher Felicity is studying a possible ice plug underwater.
Calm collected at her job it all ... READ MORE
Synopsis
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK SHE'LL NEVER STOP RUNNING.
BUT HE'LL NEVER STOP LOOKING.
A year ago Felicity Lloyd fled England to South Georgia, one of the most remote islands in the world, escaping her past and the man she once loved. Can she keep running her whole life?
Freddie Lloyd has served time for murder - and now he wants her back. Wherever she is, he won't stop until he finds her. Will he be able to track her to the ends of the earth?
TOGETHER THEY'LL FIND THEMSELVES TRAPPED ON THE ICE AND IN DANGER. WHO WILL SURVIVE?
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'A deadly game of cat-and-mouse at the edge of the world.' Erin Kelly
'Powerfully atmospheric, unguessably twisty.' Elly Griffiths
'I'm a huge Sharon Bolton fan, and this is her best yet.' Lee Child
'THE SPLIT grips like permafrost.' JP Delaney
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781409174196
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 38 mm
- Weight: 620g
Customer Reviews
View allChase into the southern most area of the world.
The author presents a very well done story of the results of a split personality. That is the inhabiting of one body by two or more separate identities t... READ MORE
Tense & atmospheric
I have a long list of books to read, carefully stacked in proper order. Then I get a book by Sharon Bolton. And all my plans go out the window, along with ... READ MORE
The Split by Sharon Bolton
The Split is a clever combination of psychological thriller and serial killer investigation, centering around protagonist Felicity. At the beginning of the... READ MORE
Chilling nail biting thriller
Amazingly written thriller that will get inside your head and bag at you until you finish it!
I read this in 3 parts as part of the TBConFB read along an... READ MORE
Always an excellent read!
You know you are always in safe hands with a Sharon Bolton thriller...
'safe' meaning hang on tight this will be tense, twisty and your head will have to R... READ MORE
Great read
What a read! I read this book in three parts as a Readalong. I wasn’t gripped by the first part although it was wonderfully descriptive and full of backgr... READ MORE
Thrilling and compelling.
I recently read this book for November’s read with my online book club and wow what a tale!
It centres on Felicity who has moved to study glaciers in a re... READ MORE
Dark, chilling thriller
The Split is mainly set in South Georgia, a small, isolated island in the Atlantic Ocean.
Felicity is a specialist in ice, she has come to Georgia to work... READ MORE
The Split took me on a journey inside the mind of a troubled woman
It is the rare story that can pull off what is easier in film, feeling the disorder and experiencing the confusion and despair of mental illness. This stor... READ MORE
Atmospheric
This is the first book I have read by Sharon Bolton but it certainly won’t be the last. It’s is beautifully written and the way she describes the landscape... READ MORE
A real brain twister
This book was a very enjoyable thriller which built up the tension as it progressed.
The main characters, Felicity a glaciologist working in South Geo... READ MORE
Edge of your seat thriller
This is the first Sharon Bolton book I’ve read and it won’t be the last.
A suspenseful thriller set both in the Antarctic and London, The Split revolves a... READ MORE
Riveting!
I've just popped my Sharon Bolton cherry and I'm now determined to read more of her books!
I loved her writing style, the settings are beautifully describ... READ MORE
A plot with twists and turns to match the calving glaciers and rotating ice-bergs!
A tense and thrilling plot with twists and turns to match the calving glaciers and rotating ice-bergs of the South Georgia island setting! I was hooked rig... READ MORE
Atmospheric, dramatic and breathtakingly descriptive!
Felicity is the main character, a Glaciologist with a complex past that threatens to destroy her.
The first part of the book is set in South Georgia and ... READ MORE
A great read
A great read! Set primarily in the harsh Antartic landscape on the island of South Georgia, the setting really adds atmosphere to a deeply psychological st... READ MORE
A cracking atmospheric psychological thriller
I love Sharon Bolton's books. I'd read them without knowing anything about them. I also love the fact that she obviously enjoys writing about remote island... READ MORE
Gripping
A real page turner with muliple twists and very hard to put down. It will keep you guessing right up to the end. I loved the fact it was set partly in Sout... READ MORE
Stunning- both the scenery and the plot
Stunning locations, the descriptions of which are so immersive you almost feel you are there. The story takes you through twists and turns and an inner jou... READ MORE
Amazing plotting
I love a psychological thriller and this certainly fit the bill!
To begin with, I struggled to get into it as it was set on the island of South Georgia wh... READ MORE
Dramatic setting for thrilling read
Fantastic read set in two contrasting backdrops, South Georgia and Cambridge, reflecting the different characters and ‘split’ personalities being portrayed... READ MORE
Is Felicity now mentally fit Or will her past come back to haunt her?
Felicity Lloyd is an expert in her field and lands a plum job with the British Antarctic Society on the remote island of South Georgia. However she has a t... READ MORE
Another good read from this consistent writer
I've read all of Sharon's books and really enjoyed them all and this was no exception. It's a slow starter and covers a very complicated subject, which p... READ MORE
Spooky and chilling
This is a really dark physiological thriller, that at points gave me genuine shivers down my spine. The main character Felicity lives in constant fear, and... READ MORE
Icy and compelling!
I read this book as part of a Readalong and, alongside my fellow reviewers, received it in three parts. It is testimony to the story that at each division ... READ MORE
Twisted thriller
A thriller story starting in South Georgia with a Felicity a Glaciolologist who is researching the glaciers and plug holes. The story then moves back to Ca... READ MORE
Brilliant!
What a rollercoaster ride! This is such a cleverly thought out plot. I loved the setting of South Georgia and the thought and detail put into the setting.... READ MORE
An icy thriller!!
Sharon Bolton is one of those authors I kept meaning to read, and I am SO GLAD I finally did!! This is my first of her books, and certainly won't be the la... READ MORE
Complex and eerie
This dark, chilling, twisty story follows Joe who is a psychologist who spends his free time working with the homeless. When people start to go missing an... READ MORE
superb thriller :-)
THE SPLIT by Sharon Bolton
The story opens with Felicity Lloyd, working in one of the most remote places on earth. South Georgia, an island in the South At... READ MORE
Brilliant!
The latest thriller from the talented Sharon Bolton takes us to South Georgia and Cambridge, England and two more diverse locations it’s hard to imagine! S... READ MORE
Sharon Bolton’s latest instalment
Sharon Bolton’s new novel The Split, is partially set amongst the magnificent glaciers in South Georgia where Felicity has signed up to work to hide away f... READ MORE
Compelling
Wow! This is a little belter of a book. It starts edgy with one of a specialised research team working out on a remote island off the coast of South Georgi... READ MORE
Recommended
If you like a puzzle, then this is the book for you. From the extreme, isolated landscape of South Georgia, to the city of Cambridge nine months earlier, t... READ MORE
Slow start, but tension grows.
A story told in four parts. Part one:South Georgia, Felicity Lloyd is a glaciologist, working off the coast of Antarctica for a two year period, studying t... READ MORE
Suspenseful
The dangerous and cold landscape of South Georgia makes a fantastic setting for this suspenseful new novel by Sharon Bolton. Where is South Georgia? Geogra... READ MORE
Therapist has grave concerns for patient
Felicity Lloyd is an expert in her field and lands a plum job with the British Antarctic Society on the remote island of South Georgia. However she has a t... READ MORE
Truly First-class!
The talented Sharon J. Bolton has written an intense, awesome and truly remarkable thriller.
In an electrifying story taking the reader to South Georgia a... READ MORE
A great read
A stand-alone thriller which is a compelling and thrilling read with lots happening on every page. The beginning of the book is almost the climax but then ... READ MORE
Fabulous!
Felicity is a glaciologist. She is in South Georgia (the Island not the state) studying sink holes in glaciers. When we meet her the last cruise boat is du... READ MORE
Atmospheric and full of misdirection, but ultimately predictable.
Felicity Lloyd is a glaciologist who’s taken a job at the ends of the earth to escape her past... but living in the harsh and unforgiving climate has been ... READ MORE
A gripping read
I have enjoyed every Sharon Bolton book I have read before and this one was just as good. This is the story of Felicity, the reader is drawn in straight aw... READ MORE
Compelling story
This was a very interesting story. Not only was it a murder/mystery but also had information about dissociative state and split personalities. It is alway... READ MORE
A thriller that takes you from the vast ice covered landscape of the Antarctic island of South Georgia, to the narrow streets and cloisters of Cambridge.
A thriller that takes you from the vast ice covered landscape of the Antarctic island of South Georgia, to the narrow streets and cloisters of Cambridge.
... READ MORE
Highly Recommend
A stand-alone thriller which is a compelling and thrilling read with lots happening on every page. The beginning of the book is almost the climax but then ... READ MORE
Unpredictable and gripping
This is the story of Felicity who has suffered a traumatic event as a child. Joe is her psychiatrist who has had his own trauma.
Murder, intrigue and hidd... READ MORE
Masterful storytelling!
It's been a while since I read a Sharon Bolton novel and I saw the blurb for The Split and I thought I must read that!
The Split is a masterful piece of w... READ MORE
Physiological Thriller
A different style of thriller partly set in a cold landscape. I couldn't wait to turn the pages of this to find out what happened. The characters back stor... READ MORE
Kept me on the edge of my seat
I read this book as part of a readalong with The Book Club group on Facebook. The book was read in three parts over three weeks and for me this was not th... READ MORE
Brilliant psychological mystery
The descriptions of the bleakness of an old whaling settlement in the Antarctic are chilling enough but the plot is sheer genius.
Felicity had hoped that ... READ MORE
Amazing!
This has been one of the best books I have read this year (and there have been a lot!). The setting descriptions of the landscape were simply beautiful, an... READ MORE
Chilling, totally twisted, mind bending read
What an incredibly atmospheric, twisted, riveting psychological thriller this is. The main characters, Felicity, a damaged woman, terrified of someone she ... READ MORE
A superb read.
A rollercoaster ride of raw emotion, brain teasing twists and turns plus cat and mouse terror.
Set mostly in the desolate, frozen world of South Georgia, a... READ MORE
So many twists! You will be guessing until the end!
This is the first Sharon Bolton book I have read and I absolutely loved it! It was gripping and I read it in hours. The twists kept me guessing and so many... READ MORE
A dark and twisty tale
My first Sharon Bolton and won’t be my last.
If you like a good tale full of twists and turns then this is for you. It keeps you guessing until the very ... READ MORE
Enthralling read
This is my first novel by Sharon J Bolton but it will not be my last. This is my favourite book of 2020 and had me enthralled from the start.
The evolving... READ MORE
A Stunning and thrilling read.
This is an absolutely fascinating, terrifying, riveting, fast paced story that tangles you in knots. Such is ‘The Split’ written by Sharon Bolton as read o... READ MORE
Exciting!
The Split by Sharon J Bolton is an exciting, compulsive book. At first the story starts slowly but quickly picks up pace to become a thrilling read that yo... READ MORE
Full of Tension, Twists and Turns
A psychological thriller full of twists and tension. The story begins in the beautifully bleak Antarctic setting of South Georgia where Felicity Lloyd is w... READ MORE
Intriguing Tale
This was my first time to read a book by Sharon Bolton and I really enjoyed it. Always exciting to discover a new author and I look forward to reading her ... READ MORE
A twisty tale
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it kept me hooked the whole way through. I enjoyed the mix of psychological issues and physical danger that complicated the... READ MORE
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