The Fury by Alex Michaelides -- Starting April 8th 2024

[Jenn]

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 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.

[ellen]

Just started and many characters to keep track of. Phew.

[ellen]

DNF. I can't get into it. Not in the right mood and the narration is not gelling with me. Might try reading it later in Kindle form.

[Jill]

starting

[Cinthia]

I will try to get to this but the reviews are not too encouraging...

[Jill]

act 1 Ch 18
(view spoiler)[Lots of setting the scene. We know there’s a murder but we don’t know who yet. I think maybe Lana? But there’s been hints for anyone. There’s a lot of characters to keep up with. Kinda hard to keep it all straight (hide spoiler)]

[Jill]

End of act 1
(view spoiler)[ok so we know its Lana, but who did it? even though this isn't supposed to be a tale of whodunnit. The guy moving the guns as a prank is gonna be a key detail I think (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Jill]

End of act 2
(view spoiler)[so we know Lanas husband is having an affair with Kate. Did she actually set it up to get caught? now we have a suspect with real motive (hide spoiler)]

[Jill]

Act 3
(view spoiler)[Elliot is starting to creep me out and is giving me major Joe Goldberg vibes. He's eerily obsessed with Lana. And is Lana a ghost or was he on drugs hallucinating her? (hide spoiler)]

[Jill]

Act 4
(view spoiler)[So Lana's murder wasn't real. Only a weird plan made by Elliot as a way to get Lana. So is that not the murder he's talking about? Does he actually get murdered by Kate? I expect there to be some kind of twist that I can't predict (hide spoiler)]