Outbound

Every journey has its last stop.

Two strangers wake shackled to a steel table in a room as white and airless as a morgue. A single mirrored wall hides a voice that speaks only through an intercom. They have twenty-four hours to confess the one sin that binds them—or die.

Ethan, a thirty-three-year-old solicitor with a wife and daughter waiting at home.

Ryan, a twenty-six-year-old journalist whose world lives behind a glowing screen.

They have never met.

Or so they believe.

As the countdown ticks away, cryptic messages drag them back to a night of smoke, panic, and a decision that cost an innocent life. Somewhere beyond the glass, a grieving husband waits for the truth.

The final train is leaving, and there is no return service.

Outbound is a relentless psychological thriller where every chapter tightens the restraints and every revelation hurtles you closer to the end of the line.

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💬 What Readers Say

⭐ Ryan Ball ★★★★★

“Outbound is an electrifying psychological thriller that grips from the very first line. Claustrophobic, tense, and beautifully written — this is storytelling at its sharpest.”

⭐ Emma J. ★★★★☆

“Impossible to put down. The twists had me guessing until the final page.”

⭐ Michael R. ★★★★★

“Dark, emotional, and hauntingly beautiful. A. R. Hurst is a writer to watch.”