Publisher: Celadon Books,  January 16, 2024

Format: ebook

Pages: 320

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (Goodreads):

A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient.

This is a tale of murder.

Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love story, isn’t it?

Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island.

I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids, if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder.

We found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits, full of twists and turns, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death, as one of us was found murdered.

But who am I?

My name is Elliot Chase, and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard.

My Review:

Thank you Celadon Books for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: murder mystery, secluded island, unreliable narrator
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Alex Michaelides is one of the Kings of mystery/thrillers and this book didn’t disappoint. We have a group of friends on a secluded Greek island and when one of them turns up dead, the group has to figure out who among them is a murderer.
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This kept me engaged on a road trip and I wanted to keep reading to see what happened. I really loved all the twists and the unreliable narrator was done really well! An excellent mystery!