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Isolation Island: The addictive debut thriller from award-winning broadcaster Louise Minchin de Louise Minchin

Isolation Island: The addictive debut thriller from award-winning broadcaster Louise Minchin

Autor Louise Minchin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 sep 2024

O insulă scoțiană izolată. Mijlocul iernii. Un peisaj brutal unde frigul devine personaj principal. Găsim în Isolation Island cadrul perfect pentru un coșmar modern: un reality show extrem de unde nu există scăpare. Zece străini acceptă provocarea vieții lor, dar miza depășește orice premiu în bani atunci când o furtună violentă blochează orice comunicare cu exteriorul. Putem afirma că Lauren, jurnalista de investigație din centrul poveștii, transformă lectura într-o cursă contra cronometru; ea nu caută faima, ci adevărul. Tensiunea crește insuportabil sub privirea neîncetată a camerelor ascunse. Moartea unui concurent schimbă regulile jocului. Acum, supraviețuirea este singura victorie posibilă. Ritmul narativ amintește de Clare Mackintosh prin urgența sa, dar structura este distinctă prin modul în care Louise Minchin folosește experiența sa reală din televiziune pentru a demonta mecanismele cinice din spatele ecranului. Merită menționat că, după succesele sale în non-ficțiune precum Fearless sau Dare to Tri, unde a explorat limitele fizice ale sportivilor, autoarea aplică aceeași rigoare psihologică în acest roman polițist de debut. Este o actualizare ingenioasă a stilului clasic impus de Agatha Christie, adaptată unei lumi obsedate de rating și vizibilitate. La fel ca în A Game of Lies de Clare Mackintosh, granița dintre spectacol și realitate se prăbușește sângeros, forțând cititorul să se întrebe cât de departe poate merge natura umană sub presiune extremă.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781035407477
ISBN-10: 1035407477
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: N/A
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Headline
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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Recomandăm această carte fanilor genului thriller care savurează atmosfera izolată și jocurile psihologice intense. Veți câștiga o perspectivă fascinantă, din interior, asupra industriei media, oferită de o autoare care cunoaște perfect lumea televiziunii. Este lectura ideală pentru cei care au urmărit seriale de tip „The Traitors” și caută o poveste unde suspansul este alimentat de secrete întunecate și o locație geografică ostilă.

Descriere

*A SUNDAY TIMES PICK OF THE MONTH*

'Agatha Christie, with a thrilling modern twist' DAILY MAIL
'Pacy and tense - I loved it!' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Superb ... A riveting read' SUNDAY TIMES
'Updates Agatha Christie with contemporary ingenuity' IAN RANKIN
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TEN STRANGERS.
Investigative journalist Lauren never dreamed she'd find herself on a remote Scottish island, in the depths of winter, taking part in the most gruelling reality show ever devised. The last person standing will win the prize of a lifetime, but that's not the only reason Lauren is there.

ONE REMOTE ISLAND.
With a production team that seems incapable of keeping them safe, a gathering storm and the unrelenting gaze of hidden cameras, the contestants are stretched to the limit as they try to outshine their fellow competitors and hide their darkest secrets.

NOWHERE TO RUN.
When a body is found, it's clear that the game has turned deadly. And with no way off the island until the storm passes, the group have no choice but to play for their lives.
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'Slick, stylish and thoroughly enjoyable' Janice Hallett
'Addictive, dark, and darkly funny, too. This deserves to be huge' Gillian MacAllister
'Gripping, compelling and way more terrifying than any TV reality show' Peter James
'A book to cancel plans for' Closer
'A brilliant read' Bella
'Strictly contestants would stand no chance in this tense mystery' Sun

Recenzii

I had a storm of a time on Isolation Island, the cool debut thriller from Louise Minchin. A windswept landscape, a graveyard, an old monastery and a gaggle of minor celebrities competing for a reality TV prize... except one is Hollywood A-lister Nate Stirling and everyone has secrets to keep and lies to tell. This is a beautifully accomplished debut with vivid characters, surprising twists and an insider's beady eye on the TV industry. Slick, stylish and thoroughly enjoyable.
Louise Minchin's debut is pacy and tense with true-to-life characters that leap off the page. I loved it!
ISOLATION ISLAND blew me away. I loved being transported into the unsettling world of reality television, in a way that felt totally authentic and immersive. Lauren is a compelling character to follow, a journalist risking her career to expose a monster - and we're with her every step of the way. A page-turning, atmospheric thriller that kept me guessing right up until the final page.'
Reality TV is supposed to be fun, but this one turns deadly. Addictive, dark, and darkly funny, too. This deserves to be huge.
Gripped me from start to finish
Slick, smart and suspenseful
A page turning thriller with the perfect mix of a remote island, a storm, characters you'll love to hate, and murder. Isolation Island is addictive, atmospheric, and beautifully written, with twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end.
Gripping, compelling and way more terrifying than any TV reality show
Brilliant - the best debut thriller I have ever read
If you like reality television - or loathe it - this clever debut from the former presenter of BBC Breakfast, who appeared on I'm a Celebrity, brings it vividly to life...Reminiscent of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, but with a thrilling modern twist, is a delight.
Strictly contestants would stand no chance in this tense mystery.
This is Minchin's first detective novel, and is well-paced, and reads well.
Packed with suspense, Isolation Island is at once a fraught reality show thriller and a twisty whodunnit that will have you reading into the early hours.
What a debut this is. It's so gripping and exciting I was up all night devouring it. Using insider knowledge, this is an absolutely cracking and totally addictive reality TV thriller.
The TV presenter survived I'm A Celebrity, and it inspired this tense reality show thriller.
A brilliant read.
Exciting
A book to cancel plans for.
Minchin has crafted a whip-smart whodunnit
Louise Minchin, in her first novel, Isolation Island, brings intrigue and murder to reality television. A group of celebrities must live as monks on a Scottish island while cameras track their every move. But there are secrets to be unlocked and motives to be uncovered. Gripping and filled with memorable characters, this updates Agatha Christie with contemporary ingenuity.