處女作《緘默的病人》即暢銷五十多國的艾力克斯.麥可利迪斯
再度以精彩的謀殺懸疑類型小說回歸
這是一個謀殺懸疑故事。
是嗎?或者也並不完全是。它的本質應該是愛情故事,對吧?
Lana Farrar是世界知名的電影女星,如今已經過著退休生活。而每年復活節,她都會邀請一群親朋好友們,遠離英國的爛天氣,到她專屬的希臘小島享受天堂般的假期。
我用這件事來開場,是覺得當年你應該曾在各大報紙上都看到了這則新聞。畢竟這件事聚集了所有會轟動大街小巷的要素:名人、與世隔絕的小島、還有謀殺案。當年,我們一群人被迫在島上過夜。夜色使得多年友情間的愛恨情仇逐漸發酵,一場貓捉老鼠的鬥智遊戲展開。那個夜晚,事情發展高潮迭起,最終以暴力和死亡畫上句點,我們其中一個人慘遭謀殺。我叫Elliot Chase,接下來,我要說個令人瞠目結舌的故事…(文/博客來外文館)
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 sensation: 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.
參考資料:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250759009/thefury