"An aspiring actress sent to film on location in Abu Dhabi quickly finds herself in over her head in this destination thriller. "
Who can you believe when you’re surrounded by people whose profession is to pretend?
In Sun Trap by Rachel Wolf, the deceptions start early. Aspiring actress Ellie has agreed to go to on the trip pretending to be her friend Phoebe after she falls ill. It’s Ellie’s dream job: her first acting job in a major Hollywood film with a starry cast filming in Abu Dhabi.
Ellie doesn’t need much convincing, given the luxury hotel and all-star cast, which includes her favourite actor of all time, Elijah Hanneghan. She hopes she can get away with the deceit, especially since all of their friends call them “The Twins” on their New York City drama course. But things go awry from the start, with a turbulent private jet flight where she overhears two people plotting a murder.
Like a classic Agatha Christie, this is a locked-room mystery (or would it be an on location mystery), where all of the victims and possible suspects are thrown together into one place, in this case, the film set. This novel combines the glamour of the film industry with the grittiness of a good thriller.
This is Wolf’s second novel, after the luxury cruise ship mystery Five Nights. Wolf excels at describing Abu Dhabi—the heat, the luxury hotel, and the sand storms—transporting the reader to this exotic location.
The novel has twist after twist after twist and will be the perfect addition to any beach bag.
| Primary Genre | Crime and Mystery |
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