From the author of The Wolf Road comes a gripping historical novel about three women whose lives intertwine during the Yukon Gold Rush

* A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK * 'A rip-roaring adventure that's rich with drama' - DAILY MAIL 'A riveting read. Pure gold' - SUNDAY POST 'Transports the reader to a lawless wilderness' - DAILY EXPRESS Gold fever has taken him. I believe he means to kill me... Canada, 1898. The gold rush is on in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon. Fortunes are made as quickly as they're lost, and Dawson City has become a lawless settlement. In its midst, three women are trying to survive on the edge of civilisation. Journalist Kate has travelled hundreds of miles after receiving a letter from her sister, who fears that her husband will kill her. Martha's hotel and livelihood are under threat from the local strongman, who is set on buying up the town. And down by the river, where gold shimmers from between the rocks, Ellen feels her future slip away as her husband fails to find the fortune they risked so much to seek. When a woman is murdered, Kate, Martha and Ellen find their lives, fates and fortunes intertwined. But to unmask her killer they must navigate a desperate land run by dangerous men who will do anything for a glimpse of gold... Rich in its setting and characters, The Rush is a gripping historical crime novel perfect for readers of Stef Penney by way of Kristin Hannah and C Pam Zhang. 'Flawlessly recreates the savage beauty of the wilds. Bold and brilliant' - VASEEM KHAN 'My top read of the year' - LISA HALL 'Shimmers with danger and heart' - LESLEY KARA 'Compelling and clever' - CLAIRE SEEBER 'Stirring, evocative and spellbinding' - TAMMY COHEN 'Masterful storytelling' - MARION TODD

"Women are the focus for Beth Lewis's absorbing novel... Conjures up the brutal realities of the 1898 gold rush in a compelling narrative" - Sunday Times

"A rip-roaring adventure that's rich with drama and gutsy plotlines" - Daily Mail

"Transports the reader to a lawless wilderness. Escapism is provided in spades as Lewis expertly spins a historical tale of adventure and intrigue" - Daily Express

"Plunges the reader into a lawless wilderness... It pulsates with intrigue, and Lewis holds us rapt from page one in a riveting read for armchair adventurers. Pure gold" - Sunday Post

"A real rootin' tootin' treat; a heady brew of moonshine noir replete with dialogue and descriptors that are as hard as flint" - Crack

"Transports the reader to a lawless wilderness. Escapism is provided in spades as Lewis expertly spins a historical tale of adventure and intrigue" - Irish News

"An extraordinary, compelling novel that gives voice to the women who created a landscape, we devoured this in one day" - Heat

"Lewis captures the harshness of Yukon, as greed for land and gold runs amok... A beautifully written, suspense-filled piece of historical fiction to rival The Revenant or The Tenderness Of Wolves" - Buzz