Extremity
Published on 18. September 2025
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-0350-8586-6 (ISBN)
Description
Extremity is a nail-biting, time-travelling police procedural from bestselling author Nicholas Binge. For fans of True Detective and Philip K. Dick.
'Easily in the running for the best novella of the year' - The Fantasy Hive
Infamous police detective Julia Torgrimsen is brought out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of Bruno Donaldson, a billionaire she worked with while undercover. But she doesn't expect to find two bodies. Both are Bruno, identical down to the fingerprints - and both have been shot.
She soon finds herself on the hunt for a mysterious assassin who has been taking out London's rich elite one by one. But when she finally catches up with her quarry, she unveils a world of deadly secrets: impossible documents about future stock market crashes; mysterious doppelgangers; and a conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.
To have any chance solving this mystery, Julia will have to revisit her undercover past and the brutal act that destroyed her once-legendary career . . .
'I was so tense I could feel every muscle locking up in my body' - FanFiAddict
'A sharp, intelligent, and potent shot of sci-fi thriller excellence' - Ginger Nuts of Horror
* * *
Readers are gripped by Extremity:
'A wild race against time, clever and impossible to put down' - 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025
'A perfect balance of action, mystery and jeopardy' - 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025
'A great read, lots and lots of action' - 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025
'Easily in the running for the best novella of the year' - The Fantasy Hive
Infamous police detective Julia Torgrimsen is brought out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of Bruno Donaldson, a billionaire she worked with while undercover. But she doesn't expect to find two bodies. Both are Bruno, identical down to the fingerprints - and both have been shot.
She soon finds herself on the hunt for a mysterious assassin who has been taking out London's rich elite one by one. But when she finally catches up with her quarry, she unveils a world of deadly secrets: impossible documents about future stock market crashes; mysterious doppelgangers; and a conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.
To have any chance solving this mystery, Julia will have to revisit her undercover past and the brutal act that destroyed her once-legendary career . . .
'I was so tense I could feel every muscle locking up in my body' - FanFiAddict
'A sharp, intelligent, and potent shot of sci-fi thriller excellence' - Ginger Nuts of Horror
* * *
Readers are gripped by Extremity:
'A wild race against time, clever and impossible to put down' - 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025
'A perfect balance of action, mystery and jeopardy' - 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025
'A great read, lots and lots of action' - 5* NetGalley Review, August 2025
Reviews / Votes
Old-school creepy . . . five-star horror -- Stephen King on <i>Ascension</i> A rollicking good read. Playful, inventive and vivid, with addictive narrative drive. Astonishingly accomplished -- Lionel Shriver, internationally bestselling author of <i>We Need to Talk About Kevin</i> on <i>Ascension</i> Binge has written a profound and elegiac story that examines science, faith and the concept of humanity itself - what it means to live and die, to yearn and strive, and all the spaces in between. I will be thinking about this one for a long time -- Sunyi Dean, <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Book Eaters </i>on <i>Ascension</i> Binge is an author to watch, and if his subsequent novels are anything close to Ascension, I'll be reading every single one. A fantastic achievement that'll make me look at my beloved mountains twice -- TJ Klune, <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author on <i>Ascension</i> Thrilling, intelligent sci-fi with a touch of horror and a triumphant conclusion -- Gareth Brown, bestselling author of <i>The Book of Doors </i>on <i>Dissolution</i> This is the perfect read for anyone looking for a fast-paced reading thrill among a sea of long novels * Scottish Field Magazine * Extremity is a fantastic, twisty, exhilarating novella . . . easily in the running for best novella of the year * The Fantasy Hive *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-8586-6 (9781035085866)
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09/2025
Tor
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Nicholas Binge's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post and more. His work has been translated into eleven languages, and multiple works are in development for film and television. Ascension, a New York Times Editors' Choice pick, has been hailed as a must-read 'five-star horror novel' by Stephen King and was a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 for Best Science Fiction novel. His novel Dissolution, described as an 'expertly crafted puzzle' by New Scientist, released to international critical acclaim.