This program is read by Alex Jennings who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. He is also known for his role as Edward VIII the Duke of Windsor in the Netflix series The Crown along with his roles in The Queen Lady in the Van and The Wings of the Dove. He is a three-time Olivier Award winner and has been nominated for a BAFTA. 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 thats not quite true. At its heart its a love story isnt 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 Im going to tell you a story unlike any youve ever heard. A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.
