{"product_id":"five","title":"Five","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive passengers. Five minutes until the next train … five minutes until someone dies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Will have you glued to the page … guaranteed to shock and entertain’\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Ridiculously good … darkly thrilling and unforgettable’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An excellent novel … Bannister has a clear gift for a razor sharp, brutal, and oftentimes hilarious writing style'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIVE star reader review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Dark, tense and compulsively readable,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a thriller that keeps you constantly questioning what you think you know'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIVE star reader review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'What a fantastic style of writing. Unique in it's telling that had me gripped from the start … I couldn't put it down'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIVE star reader review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e* * * *\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomeone will die here this morning, at this suburban train station. It will happen in the next five minutes when the 7:06 to London Victoria arrives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake note of their positions. The child, the mother, the businessman, the old woman and the gambler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of them will die despite your attachment to them. There is probably one you want to get rid of. You don’t have to admit who. But perhaps you should ask yourself why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe train has stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWas it who you chose?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt wasn’t your fault …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo why, dear reader, do you feel so guilty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive stories. Five minutes until a life ends. Unfolding in real time,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIVE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edoesn't just tell a story; it provokes, unsettles, and lingers. By weaving together the stories of those complex, flawed lives, Bannister creates a tapestry of human struggle, resilience, and hope.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIVE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eoffers no easy answers, but rather a nuanced exploration of the human condition in all its messy complexity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePage Count: 305 Pages\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Juniper\u003cbr\u003ePublished: May 2026\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780008770570\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ilona Bannister","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42235667906615,"sku":"9780008770570","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/8166\/2775\/files\/9780008770570.jpg?v=1778793768","url":"https:\/\/www.booketybookbooks.co.nz\/products\/five","provider":"Bookety Book Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}