The Fury was the first book that I’ve read by Alex Michaelides. I know a lot of you might find that shocking after the success of The Silent Patient, and after reading this I wish I would have jumped on that bandwagon sooner. (It is on my TBR to read soon)

To start this off, The Fury is told by Elliott, an unreliable narrator. When I started this book, my first thought was “Oh, here’s another version of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.” What I found amusing was that right away this was made reference to by the narrator. It took me a chapter to get into how the narration was written, but once I did I couldn’t put this book down.

Set on a private Greek island, it follows a group of friends on vacation. In a tragic turn of events, one of the characters is murdered. The scenes that play out create a new take on the murder mystery.

What was interesting was that after I finished reading this book, Alex Michaelides had an event near me and I was able to attend. Having the opportunity to get a behind the scenes look at his writing process for The Fury and hear how much of his personal life he put into all of his works gave me a new perspective. Also, all his books have character tie-ins.

If you have a chance to read The Fury, I highly suggest it. If you read any of his other books, let me know in the comments which was your favorite.

Thank you to Netgalley and Celedon books for an advance copy of The Fury in return for my honest review. I give this book 4.25 stars.