THE RUSH, by Michelle Prak (Simon & Schuster, 37.99)
Thrillers aren’t often truly terrifying, but Michelle Prak’s is. Four young people go on a road trip through the Australian outback. Scott and Hayley are boyfriend and girlfriend. Scott is horrible. Hayley is annoyingly needy and relentlessly Miss Sunshiney. The other two are not a couple. Hayley hooked up with them through an online forum for backpackers. The mysterious Livia wears army-surplus