Detour

A Novel

De: Jeff Rake, Rob Hart

Narrado por: Max Meyers

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A space shuttle flight crew discovers that the Earth they’ve returned to is not the home they left behind in the first book of this emotional, mind-bending thriller series from the creator of the hit Netflix show Manifest and the bestselling author of The Warehouse.

“If The Martian and The Twilight Zone had a baby, it would be Detour—a thriller that messes with your head as you scramble to piece together what’s really going on.”—Steve Netter, Best Thriller Books

Ryan Crane wasn’t looking for trouble—just a cup of coffee. But when this cop spots a gunman emerging from an unmarked van, he leaps into action and unknowingly saves John Ward, a billionaire with presidential aspirations, from an assassination attempt.

As thanks for Ryan’s quick thinking, Ward offers him the chance of a lifetime: to join a group of lucky civilians chosen to accompany three veteran astronauts on the first manned mission to Saturn’s moon Titan.

A devoted family man, Ryan is reluctant to leave on this two-year expedition, yet with the encouragement of his loving wife—and an exorbitant paycheck guaranteeing lifetime care for their disabled son—he crews up and ventures into a new frontier.

But as the ship is circling Titan, it is rocked by an unexplained series of explosions. The crew works together to get back on course, and they return to Earth as heroes.

When the fanfare dies down, Ryan and his fellow astronauts notice that things are different. Some changes are good, such as lavish upgrades to their homes, but others are more disconcerting. Before the group can connect, mysterious figures start tailing them, and their communications are scrambled.

Separated and suspicious, the crew must uncover the truth and decide how far they’re willing to go to return to their normal lives. Just when their space adventure seemingly ends, it shockingly begins.

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“If The Martian and The Twilight Zone had a baby, it would be Detour—a thriller that messes with your head as you scramble to piece together what’s really going on. Jeff Rake and Rob Hart have crafted an engaging and wonderfully puzzling first novel in a new series that sci-fi and psychological thriller fans will find intriguing and thought-provoking.” —Steve Netter, Best Thriller Books

“Dives into Andy Weir and Rod Serling territory, making this a blast from the first page to the last. I’m a fan of Rob Hart’s novels and Jeff Rake’s television series Manifest, and Detour exceeded my already-high expectations.”—firstCLUE

“Propulsive and exciting from the very first page, Jeff Rake and Rob Hart’s Detour is a thrilling ride that is as timely as it is compelling!”—Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and New York Times bestselling author of The Hellfire Club

“A clever page-turner about opportunities, mistakes, and the alluring pull of going out there, Detour reads like the start of a very bingeable sci-fi series.”—Peter Clines, New York Times bestselling author of The Broken Room

“A fast-paced, cinematic space thriller with sympathetic characters that absolutely leap off the page and demand attention, Detour will leave you breathless, anxious, and questioning everything you know. I can't wait for part two!”—Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Violence

Feel a bit cheated

Book 1 does not stand on its own. Feels cheap to make the listener buy future books to find out details of what happened in this book. I think I’ll pass on the rest of the series.

Ensemble of characters and exiting concepts keep the story going

Multiple characters. Authors and narrator made it easy to distinguish them from each other. First few chapters set things up but the last part of the book takes off with the action. Knew it would be a cliffhanger ending, and I am looking forward to the next part of the story.

Liked it but hated the cliffhanger ending

If I had known that this ends on a total cliffhanger, I would not have bought it. I would have waited until the whole series was finished. But since I liked it, I'll read book 2 when it comes out.

Mystery and Multiverses

I really enjoyed this story. Manifest is my favorite TV show, so I was excited to read something written by its creator. The build up and character introductions were a bit slow to start but I quickly fell in love with the characters and couldn't wait to hear what was next for them. I sure hope we don't have to wait too long for the next book!

Ends on a Cliffhanger

Before you buy: On the book page, there is no mention that it’s part one of a series. After buying it, I discovered another page saying it was a series.
When I bought it, I expected it to be a full book with a beginning, middle and ending. So I was pretty shock when the story ended abruptly on a cliffhanger with no resolution. For that I would need to buy a future book. I would not have purchased “Detour” had I known it was an incomplete story.