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Freeze: the Chilling Richard and Judy Book Club Pick de Kate Simants

Freeze: the Chilling Richard and Judy Book Club Pick

Autor Kate Simants
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 mar 2023

Proza lui Kate Simants este tăioasă. Frazele sunt scurte. Atmosfera este sub-zero. În Freeze, autoarea abandonează mediul urban din A Ruined Girl pentru pustiul înghețat al Arcticii. Opt concurenți. O navă izolată. Un premiu de 100.000 de lire. Totul pare un spectacol de televiziune de succes, până când gheața începe să crape. Considerăm că forța acestui roman polițist rezidă în perspectiva unică a lui Dee. Ea vede totul prin lentila camerei. Ea observă detaliile pe care producătorii le ignoră. Stilul are ceva din tensiunea claustrofobă a prozei lui Clare Mackintosh în A Game of Lies, fără să fie o imitație — aici, izolarea nu este doar psihologică, ci fizică și geografică. Simants construiește un mecanism de tip „locked room” modern. Defecțiunile tehnice se adună. Accidentele devin suspecte. Când un cadavru apare pe punte, Dee înțelege adevărul: cineva folosește unghiurile moarte ale camerelor pentru a ucide. Recomandăm acest titlu pentru modul în care deconstruiește mirajul televiziunii. Se simte aceeași critică socială acidă prezentă în Dead Famous de Ben Elton, dar transpusă într-un peisaj de o cruzime naturală absolută. Nu există scăpare. Doar secrete care îngheață sângele. Este o evoluție clară față de Lock Me In, păstrând rigoarea intrigii, dar ridicând miza supraviețuirii la un nivel extrem.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781800815520
ISBN-10: 1800815522
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 152 x 232 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:Export/Airside
Editura: Profile
Colecția Viper
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte pentru amestecul exploziv de reality show și mister clasic. Cititorul câștigă o experiență imersivă într-un decor arctic ostil, unde supraviețuirea depinde de cine controlează imaginea. Dacă v-au plăcut elementele de competiție extremă din Shiver, veți găsi aici o execuție mult mai întunecată și mai tensionată. Este lectura ideală pentru o seară în care doriți un ritm alert și o atmosferă care vă va face să căutați o pătură în plus.

Despre autor

Kate Simants este o voce puternică în literatura polițistă britanică contemporană, cunoscută pentru capacitatea de a construi intrigi psihologice complexe. A debutat spectaculos, câștigând Bath Novel Award pentru A Ruined Girl și fiind nominalizată la CWA Debut Dagger pentru Lock Me In. Experiența sa în crearea de personaje feminine forțate să facă față unor situații limită se reflectă în precizia narativă din Freeze. Lucrările sale sunt apreciate pentru realismul crud și pentru modul în care explorează traumele ascunse sub aparențe sociale fragile.

Notă biografică

Kate Simants spent several years as an investigative undercover journalist for Channel 4 and the BBC. She was shortlisted for a CWA Debut Dagger for her first novel Lock Me In and won the UEA Literary Festival scholarship to study for an MA in Crime Fiction. She graduated with distinction. Her second novel, A Ruined Girl, won the Bath Novel Award. She lives near Bristol with her family.

Descriere scurtă

* THE TIMES BOOK CLUB STAR PICK ** A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH ** A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK *'Chilling and compelling' - THE SUN'Turns a traditional crime plot to very modern effect' - SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant - creepily atmospheric and incredibly tense' - HARRIET TYCEON THE TOUGHEST REALITY SHOW ON TELEVISIONA KILLER IS HIDING OUT OF SHOTFrozen Out is set to be a TV sensation. On a small ship off the coast of Greenland, eight contestants will push themselves to breaking point for a £100,000 prize.The show is Tori Matsuka's baby. After years working her way up the ladder, she's finally launching her own production company with Frozen Out, and the late nights, the debts, the strain on her relationship will all be worthwhile. Everything is riding on the next twelve days. For camerawoman Dee, it's a chance to start again after the tragedy that tanked her undercover journalism career. Not even Tori, her oldest friend, knows the full truth of why Dee left her previous job, and she plans to keep it that way.But as errors and mishaps mount on set, tempers among the cast and crew start to fray. And when one of the contestants is found dead, only Dee realises the death wasn't natural - and from what she's seen from behind the camera, it won't be the last. As the Arctic ice closes in around them and all chance of escape is cut off, it becomes clear that although the world outside wants them dead, it's the secrets inside the ship that might cost them their lives.Packed with suspense from the first page to the last, Freeze is a must-read for fans of Shiver, The Sanatorium and One By One. This thriller isn't just chilling: it's sub-zero.

Recenzii

Don't be fooled by the title - this murder mystery is sizzling hot. Brimming with stone cold secrets, shocking lies and twists that hit like an arctic winter. Simants has sculpted a breathtaking thriller out of pure ice
Superb. Utterly claustrophobic and chilling, the perfect icy read
Simants uses her knowledge of the industry to spill the secrets of a reality TV show set in the Arctic. The characters are deliciously over-the-top and bicker constantly. When it turns out there's a killer on board, Simants turns a traditional crime plot to very modern effect
This chilling read is both compelling and claustrophobic
This novel has a lot to offer. It moves fast, the tension is high and the two main characters are likeable in their different ways
Brilliant - creepily atmospheric and incredibly tense. The characterisation is fantastic and it cuts as cold as the Arctic in which it's set. Highly recommended
Packed with chills and spills, Freeze is a terrifically entertaining thriller with a unique and fascinating setting
This book has everything - weather that can kill you, an under-equipped ship stuck in a storm, a cast of people who all have secrets and element of their past they don't want revealed. I loved it
Plenty of drama, plenty of tension, plenty of twists... The realism and authenticity of someone who knows TV production inside out shone through to make this thrilling novel unique. Will definitely give you chills
The ice at the top of the world is the perfect setting - a locked room mystery where the room itself is lethal. A twisting character-driven thriller where hidden pasts are exposed in the present, provoking deadly intentions and deadlier misunderstandings
Heart-pumping and super-engaging, with a brilliant setting and cast of characters. The twists and turns kept me guessing throughout and I raced through the pages to the clever and satisfying climax
A fab twist on the locked room thriller!
Raced through this transporting thriller, with atmosphere, landscape and cast all compelling and vicious. I was utterly gripped - absolutely loved it
Simants has given the locked room mystery a reality-show makeover in this cracking thriller. Superbly plotted with an ice-cold killer stalking the ship-bound contestants, Freeze will chill you to your bones
As a former Big Brother constant this book really hit home. Reality TV meets a gripping locked room murder. As addictive as any reality TV show and utterly chilling
I absolutely loved Freeze. Chilling in every sense of the word
A tour de force; a brilliantly handled, gripping locked-room thriller of great scope, with deeply human characters that leap off the page and brain-popping twists
A reality TV show set in formidable Arctic conditions offers a fresh and enticing setting. The book's expert pacing will keep readers guessing right up to the end
A fast-paced and vividly written thriller full of darkness and suspicion. Superb!
Simants gets under the skin of her characters with such humanity yet never fails to deliver the twists and tension. A wild ride of a thriller in an incredible setting
Biting and atmospheric, Freeze is the ultimate locked-room mystery, where the breathless intensity increases as the temperature plummets. Frostbite-inducingly chilling!
A fantastic premise of a TV show on a boat in the Arctic with a killer onboard. So well done and such a good thriller. Loved it
Freeze brings on board unreliable characters, extreme challenges and bitter rivalries - the classic elements of a reality TV show also form the claustrophobic setting for an intense showdown
Had me gripped from the first page... fast-paced, compelling and deeply entertaining. Highly recommend
Brilliant! A propulsive thrill ride from Kate Simants. I loved Freeze, an original, quirky, super fun locked room mystery guaranteed to give you chills
Chilling and unpredictable, Freeze is a thriller that seizes you in its icy grip... Dark, moving and utterly gripping
Chilling and twisting
Simants has put all the elements together for a nail-biting thriller... Plenty of suspense and a story with several layers that keep the novel interesting
With female friendship, toxic masculinity, eco responsibility, obsession, celebrity, secrets, lies and bodies piling up, this is a vividly intricate, at times blackly comic, character-led drama. Propulsive and engaging, the characters come to life and the setting is so richly drawn, you feel you are right on the boat
Fizzing with excitement and tension