Vortex
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A relentless storm of danger and deception, Vortex by Jon Cleary hurls its protagonist into a desperate race against time, where natural disaster and human treachery converge with terrifying force. Set against a backdrop of chaos and survival, the novel chronicles a taut struggle in which ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary — and lethal — circumstances, testing the limits of courage, loyalty, and moral resolve. Cleary constructs his narrative with the precision of a master craftsman, pulling every thread of tension tighter until the breathless finale. A celebrated figure in Australian crime and thriller writing, Jon Cleary was renowned for his ability to blend vivid, grounded storytelling with relentless pacing, and Vortex stands as a compelling example of his craft at its most visceral. The novel illustrates his gift for atmosphere — conjuring a world where the boundary between the natural and the human-made catastrophe dissolves entirely — leaving the reader with the unsettling question of which force is truly more destructive. Praised as genuinely unputdownable by the *Sunday Telegraph*, this is a book that grips from the first page and refuses to let go until the very last.
Author: Jon Cleary
Format: Paperback
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A relentless storm of danger and deception, Vortex by Jon Cleary hurls its protagonist into a desperate race against time, where natural disaster and human treachery converge with terrifying force. Set against a backdrop of chaos and survival, the novel chronicles a taut struggle in which ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary — and lethal — circumstances, testing the limits of courage, loyalty, and moral resolve. Cleary constructs his narrative with the precision of a master craftsman, pulling every thread of tension tighter until the breathless finale. A celebrated figure in Australian crime and thriller writing, Jon Cleary was renowned for his ability to blend vivid, grounded storytelling with relentless pacing, and Vortex stands as a compelling example of his craft at its most visceral. The novel illustrates his gift for atmosphere — conjuring a world where the boundary between the natural and the human-made catastrophe dissolves entirely — leaving the reader with the unsettling question of which force is truly more destructive. Praised as genuinely unputdownable by the *Sunday Telegraph*, this is a book that grips from the first page and refuses to let go until the very last.