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The Passengers
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  • Published: 30 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804962626
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $28.00
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The Passengers

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Paperback
11 Aug 2026
EBook
30 Oct 2025
Audiobook
30 Oct 2025
Audiobook
30 May 2019
Paperback
4 June 2019
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The high concept thriller from the bestselling author of THE ONE - now a major Netflix series.

Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.

When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course.

The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should survive but are the passengers all that they first seem?
  • Published: 30 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9781804962626
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $28.00
Categories:

About the author

John Marrs

John Marrs is an author and former journalist based in London and Northamptonshire. After spending his career interviewing celebrities from the worlds of television, film and music for numerous national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time author. His books include No1 bestseller and Netflix series The One, The Passengers, award winning What Lies Between Us and The Good Samaritan. Follow him at www.johnmarrsauthor.co.uk, on Twitter @johnmarrs1, on Instagram @johnmarrs.author and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/johnmarrsauthor.
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Praise for The Passengers

One of the most exciting, original thriller writers out there. I never miss one of his books

Simon Kernick

With some real jaw dropping moments, it was an edge of your seat read that even surpassed The One. This will be the must read book of summer 2019.

Claire Allan

Another savagely clever near-future thriller. Provocative, terrifying and compulsive. If you loved The One, you'll love this!

Cara Hunter, Sunday Times bestselling author of Close to Home

Fast-paced, gripping and with twists and turns that catch you unawares – you’ll want to hang on to your seat belts until the very last page.

Candis

full of twists, vividly drawn characters you’ll love or love to loathe, and pacy action…it’s a hell of a ride

SFX

Marrs is brilliant at twists and for the addicts of adrenaline-fuelled twisty rides, this book really delivers the goods

Peter James

The Passengers is a 1970s disaster movie by way of Black Mirror. If you're looking for a sleek, exhilarating ride, look no further

Financial Times