OUT NOW: THE CONFESSIONS Atria (USA/Canada) and Faber & Faber (UK/Commonwealth)
**** AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! ****
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“A terrifying window into the future.” – NEW YORK TIMES (BEST SUMMER THRILLERS)
“A superb and timely thriller grounded in relatable issues and horrifyingly plausible.” – THE GUARDIAN (BEST THRILLERS OF 2025)
“A top-notch technothriller, reminiscent of the best of Michael Crichton and Tom Clancy.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Not since Michael Crichton entertained and thrilled readers with science-driven novels like Sphere and Jurassic Park has there been anything this frightfully fun.” – LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW)
“Hair-raising… With winning irreverence and a trunkful of surprises, Carr shrewdly grounds his apocalyptic premise in a human-scale drama.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“[An] alarming thriller… but it is the ideas that Paul Bradley Carr explores that make the novel so impressive.” – LITERARY REVIEW
“Filled with high-stakes danger and action… an entertaining, thought-provoking cautionary tale.” – BOOKPAGE
“Required reading.” – NEW YORK POST
“A hugely entertaining twist on a very unexpected sort of nightmare scenario–a surprising tale of betrayal, guilt, and redemption.” – CHRIS PAVONE, NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, TWO NIGHT IN LISBON
“An absolute belter of a novel that plays with our fears of technologies in a story that will keep you turning the pages right up to the end. A timely, ticking clock thriller with unforgettable characters and psychological twists and turns you won’t see coming.” — SARAH PINBOROUGH, NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, BEHIND HER EYES
“Such a bloody scary (yet believable) story! A whip smart, high-concept, pulse-pounding thriller that fans of Blake Crouch and Dave Eggers will devour.” — JOHN MARRS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR, THE ONE
“Frankenstein in the age of AI. Clever, fast-paced, and deeply unsettling – it’s a brilliant and timely read.” — GUY MORPUSS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR, FIVE MINDS
“A terrific read, fast paced, gripping, with some great characters and dealing with issues that are only going to get more and more important for humanity. ” — AJAY CHOWDHURY, AUTHOR OF THE WAITER AND THE SPY
“I tore through this gripping tale, not because it predicts the frightening future of AI with the urgency of a clock about to strike midnight, but rather in Paul Bradley Carr’s talented hands The Confessions reminds us what it means to be achingly human.” — STEVEN ROWLEY, NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, LILY AND THE OCTOPUS AND THE GUNCLE
“Full of twists, turns, and truth. With big ideas, sharp writing, and rich characters, I must confess… I loved this thrill ride.” — BYRON LANE, AUTHOR OF A STAR IS BORED AND BIG GAY WEDDING
“A brilliant and timely thriller about a world dominated by AI. Should be required reading for every American.”— ROGER MCNAMEE, NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ZUCKED (AND FORMER MENTOR TO MARK ZUCKERBERG)
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