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Bonkers thriller beats past-its-slash by date torture porn any day
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I'm not sure if publishers acknowledge the existence of a sub-category labelled "Bonkers Thrillers" but, if so, that's how they'd market Extinction by JT Brannan (Headline, £7.99).
The action barely stops for a paragraph's rest in this delightfully over-the-top tale about the testing of a "black ops" super-weapon which triggers floods, earthquakes and paranormal phenomena.
As a terrified world slides into chaos, and a centuries-old secret doomsday sect prepares for the end of humanity's reign on Earth, a rock-climbing journalist races to reveal the truth.
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