The Unknown
A totally gripping, unputdownable and heart-pounding thriller
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- Expected 4 Aug 2026
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- 10,99 €
Publisher Description
In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it's happening again . . .
Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon, an island on sprawling Lake Faraday in Vermont. She's even more surprised when she learns that the role requires a weeklong research trip to that very spot.
Because New Avalon isn't your ordinary island. A century ago, it was a commune for spiritual mediums-until they all vanished in 1926. The only trace of them was five dresses hanging from the branches of an old oak tree in the middle of the island, one for each missing woman . . .
Some locals say they simply left. Others think they were murdered. But the prevailing opinion, thanks to a diary left behind by one of the vanished, a young woman named Daisy Rue, is that a séance gone wrong conjured something supernatural that took them all one by one.
Not long after arriving, Marin and her castmates, including legendary actress Violet Wright and white-hot director Ronan Peters, begin to realize all is not right with New Avalon. They hear strange noises in the night and notice mysterious symbols left behind by the island's previous occupants. And after a sudden health emergency leaves Marin, Ronan, and the other actors stranded on the island, the disappearances begin again.
Is it the work of someone trying to derail the movie? Or is the island's alleged supernatural past catching up with the present? As fear and suspicion mount, Marin turns to Daisy's diary, hoping it holds the key to figuring out what really happened to the women of New Avalon - and how to keep the island's terrible history from repeating itself.
The brand-new, unputdownable thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager. Fans of Grady Hendrix, Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will be hooked!
READERS LOVE RILEY SAGER:
'OH. MY. WORD. I devoured it in a single day . . . addictive . . . bold, propulsive, and full of twists. I genuinely loved it and couldn't put it down.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Wow! What a read! . . . I was immediately sucked in . . . so many twists . . . I literally couldn't put this book down . . . amazing . . . It deserves all the stars.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Page-turner . . . unpredictable . . . loved it . . . thrilling . . . left my head spinning.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I loved this! Riley Sager is the master of twists! This gave me big Agatha Christie vibes . . . tense and fast-paced.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I LOVED this book!! . . . heart-pounding.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I DEVOURED it!!! I loved it badddddd . . . In true Riley Sager fashion, you think you know what's happening and then he sends 4 more twists at you.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
AND SO DO YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS:
'A locked room thriller at its best! Nonstop suspense with twists and turns that will leave your head spinning' Freida McFadden
'Sager wields a deft hand in bringing all the elements together into a rip-roaring, tension-filled tale of greed, murder and revenge' David Baldacci
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sager (With a Vengeance) offers a canny take on the closed-circle whodunit in this suspenseful tale of mysterious disappearances on an island in New England. Marin Keane, whose on-screen résumé consists of little more than eczema commercials, is ecstatic when she's cast as the lead in renowned director Ronan Peters's new film. The script is based on the diary of a woman who disappeared alongside four others in 1926 on New Avalon, an island in a Vermont lake. To research their roles, Marin and her costars—including legendary actor Violet Wright—take a studio-funded trip to New Avalon, where they're expected to wear period dress and live without modern conveniences, including cell phones. Not long after their arrival, Marin hears disturbing noises in the night, and is visited by the ghost of her sister, Molly, whose death Marin feels responsible for. Then, one by one, cast members go missing, in the same order as the characters they portray, leaving nothing behind but their dresses. Sager spruces up well-worn genre tropes with aplomb, and though the plot twists don't measure up to the author's most jaw-dropping, they're still plenty effective. Sager's many fans will walk away satisfied.
