Midnight in Chernobyl

Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying … the accident unfurls with a horrible inevitability. Weaving together the experiences of those who were there that night, Higginbotham marshals the details so meticulously that every step feels spring-loaded with tension… . Amid so much rich reporting and scrupulous analysis, some major themes emerge… . Higginbotham’s extraordinary book is another advance in the long struggle to fill in some of the gaps, bringing much of what was hidden into the light. * New York Times *
An invaluable contribution to history… tells a compelling story exceptionally well. – Serhii Plokhy * Evening Standard *
Reads like a thriller: forensic, compelling and utterly terrifying. * Mail on Sunday *
Higginbotham tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair. Midnight in Chernobyl is wonderful and chilling … written with skill and passion. A tale of hubris and doomed ambition. * The Observer *
Adam Higginbotham uses all of the techniques of the top-notch longform journalist to full effect. He swoops us into the heart of the catastrophe. * The Guardian *

Adam Higginbotham has written for magazines including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, and Smithsonian. He is also the author of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, which was awarded the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. He lives in New York City.

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