The Fury by Alex Michaelides
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Thank you to Netgalley for the book.
I think we are all used to the unreliable narrator by now, we know we shouldn’t trust the person telling us the story, but yet we still do. In Michaelides’ newest book, our guide to a murder on a Greek island is Elliott, a British playwright and the best friend of the retired film star, Lana Farrar. But as we pull up a bar stool to take in his story, should we be wary of his motives in sharing this tale with us? All the action happens on a remote Greek island, where Elliott, Lana, Lana’s husband, best friend, caretaker, and son are all part of a murder. But who is dead and who is the killer? And what is their motive?
This was the first book I’d read by Michaelides, though he seems best known for the Silent Patient which has garnered a number of awards and a pretty high Goodreads rating. I enjoyed this book, especially when I listened to the audiobook narrated by Alex Jennings, but it felt a bit formulaic. The twist wasn’t much of a surprise and things got a bit convoluted, which in a thriller can be a problem. I will definitely be putting his other books on my list because I found his writing compelling and his characters are well developed. The audiobook for this one also moved along at a great clip and Jennings really held my attention.
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