Whiteout
Format:Paperback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Published:13th Feb '25
Should be back in stock very soon

An intense survival-thriller debut set in the unforgiving Antarctic landscape, the perfect winter chiller for 2025
'A very impressive debut' – T M Logan
'A fast-paced and gripping thriller' – Clare Mackintosh
'A writer to watch' – Steve Cavanagh
'A very impressive debut' – T M Logan
'A fast-paced and gripping thriller' – Clare Mackintosh
'A writer to watch' – Steve Cavanagh
--_ Lost in Antarctica. How long can she survive?Expedition day: 152
Temperature: -69°C
Location: Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Deep field.
Situation: Bleak.
My name is Rachael, and I’m on a solo Antarctic expedition.
But a month ago I lost contact with basecamp.
No radio. No sat phones. Just static.
Only one thing has reached me: a BBC World Service broadcast, reporting a nuclear strike on the UK.
I’m safe for fourteen more days in my little hut at the bottom of the world. But I can’t stay here forever, I have to find out what’s happened.
Even if there’s no one left to tell.
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Real readers love WHITEOUT:
'A fantastic thriller with the best twists that I honestly did not see coming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The writing was phenomenal' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book was so suspenseful and so shocking, that I am almost at a loss for words after finishing it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This is an amazingly tense and thrilling story for all thriller lovers' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Impossible to put down … well written and totally unique' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Highly recommended' – M.W. Craven
'Gripping and chilling' – Amy McCulloch
'Unique and skilled debut' – Caroline Corcoran
'A fabulous debut thriller' – Simon McCleave
'Chilling, awe-inspiring' – James Rollins
'A riveting debut—I tore through it like a blizzard’ – Giles Kristian
'A gripping, claustrophobic scenario … Burnett shows promise' – Publishers Weekly
‘Immensely exciting and moving, this is adventure fiction of the best sort by a first-time writer who grew up on the Falkland Islands’ – Literary Review
‘Make sure you set aside enough time to read this intense survival thriller, because once you start you won’t want to put it down!’ – Prima
'Tense, compelling and incredibly atmospheric – the ultimate fight for survival against all the odds. A very impressive debut' – T M Logan
'A fast paced and gripping thriller you won't be able to put down' – Clare Mackintosh
'A superb survival thriller from a writer to watch' – Steve Cavanagh
'R.S. Burnett’s WHITEOUT sits in the very top tier of action thrillers …the chilling sense of dread is unrelenting. Highly recommended' – MW Craven
'WHITEOUT is an accomplished debut thriller … A fight to survive – not only for the protagonist Rachel, but also for our planet – a read that is gripping and chilling in equal measure' – Amy McCulloch
'Burnett’s WHITEOUT is a riveting survival tale that ratchets the tension with every turn of the page … Chilling, awe-inspiring, and written with a scientific authenticity, here is a tale of heroism and determination that must not be missed' – James Rollins
'Whiteout is a chilling heart-in-your-mouth thriller. So intense you can barely read on, but so gripping it's impossible to look away’ – Sarah Clarke
'One of the most unique and skilled debuts I've read in a long time' – Caroline Corcoran
'Gripping and tense throughout, this is a fabulous debut thriller. Incredibly atmospheric, I couldn't put it down' – Simon McCleave
'Whiteout is a white-knuckle thrill ride … can't wait to see what R.S. Burnett does next!' – Sara Ochs
‘Burnett masterfully evokes a horrifying sense of claustrophobia, even within the vast, desolate reaches of an all but uninhabited continent … A riveting debut—I tore through it like a blizzard’ – Giles Kristian
ISBN: 9780008696436
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 25mm
Weight: 440g
288 pages