Nothing Important Happened Today

Nine suicides, One cult, No leader

Nine people arrive one night on Chelsea Bridge. They've never met. But, at the same time, they leap to their deaths. Each of them received a letter in the post that morning, a pre-written suicide note, and a page containing only four words: Nothing important happened today. That is how they knew they had been chosen to become a part of The People of Choice: a mysterious suicide cult whose members have no knowledge of one another. Thirty-two people on a train witness the event. Two of them will be next.

By the morning, People of Choice are appearing around the globe. It becomes a movement. A social-media page that has lain dormant for four years suddenly has thousands of followers. The police are under pressure to find a link between the cult members, to locate a leader that does not seem to exist.

But how do you stop a cult when people do not know they are members?

“"Thrilling and completely original, Nothing Important Happened Today deserves to become an instant classic." --Kevin Wignall, author, When We Were Lost”

‘I’ve never read such an original, stunning, clever, literary thriller. I’m absolutely blown away’ -- Sarah Pinborough
‘A taut, highly original novel from one of the most under-rated crime writers out there’  -- Simon Kernick
‘Thrilling and completely original … deserves to become an instant classic’  -- Kevin Wignall
‘Will Carver has taken the rules of a serial killer novel and ignored every single one of them … this book will mess with your head’  -- Michael Wood
‘A literary thriller with the darkest storyline and the most ingenious execution I've ever read…’ -- SJI Holliday
‘A gloriously melancholy, twisted and twisty, with so much to say on modern lives it’ll stay with me for a very long time’  -- Tom Wood
‘Dark and disturbing, Carver goes from strength to strength’  -- S.J. Watson
‘Beautifully written, smart, dark and disturbing – and so original. The whole thing feels like a shot of adrenaline…  -- Alex North
‘It’s unusual, it is original, and it is a brilliant read’  Crime Fiction Lover

Will Carver is the international bestselling author of the January David series. He spent his early years in Germany, but returned to the UK at age eleven, when his sporting career took off. He turned down a professional rugby contract to study theatre and television at King Alfred's, Winchester, where he set up a successful theatre company. He currently runs his own fitness and nutrition company, and lives in Reading with his two children.

Nine suicides, One cult, No leaderNine people arrive one night on Chelsea Bridge. They've never met. But, at the same time, they leap to their deaths. Each of them received a letter in the post that morning, a pre-written suicide note, and a page containing only four words: Nothing important happened today. That is how they knew they had been chosen to become a part of The People of Choice: a mysterious suicide cult whose members have no knowledge of one another. Thirty-two people on a train witness the event. Two of them will be next.By the morning, People of Choice are appearing around the globe. It becomes a movement. A social-media page that has lain dormant for four years suddenly has thousands of followers. The police are under pressure to find a link between the cult members, to locate a leader that does not seem to exist.But how do you stop a cult when people do not know they are members?

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