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The Fury

Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

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.

About the author

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Alex Michaelides

Alex Michaelides is a British Cypriot author and screenwriter, born in Cyprus in 1977 to a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. He holds an M.A. in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge, and an M.A. in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute. Before writing fiction he studied psychotherapy and worked at an adolescent mental health unit, experience that shaped his debut novel. His first novel, The Silent Patient (2019), became a global bestseller, followed by The Maiden...

Characters

Elliot ChaseProtagonist
Lana FarrarSupporting
All characters in The Fury
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