Prime time
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Prime time
19.99 €
Millions of viewers tune in at 8 p.m., but tonight, they'll see more than just news on France's largest television channel. Today, they'll be treated to a live broadcast they'll never forget.
In the studio, in full view of the public, a masked man takes TV presenter Paul Ducky-Ferrand hostage and threatens to kill this beloved figure throughout France. He agrees to negotiate only with Charlene, a television employee disillusioned with her profession and life. With the support of a trained negotiator, Charlene begins a game in which every word is crucial, while the Parisian investigations department, special forces, politicians, and television staff attempt to free the hostages and discover the true identity of the man behind the mask. However, some of those who found themselves in the television studio on that dreadful night have hidden agendas...
Maxime Chattam is a French thriller star, a passionate researcher of evil and horror, winner of prestigious awards, and the author of novels that have sold millions of copies in France and become bestsellers in two dozen other countries. In his novel "Prime Time," he uncompromisingly exposes all the horror and absurdity that lurks within each of us—our desire to experience horror from a safe distance, our willingness to believe beautifully crafted lies. The media manipulates the public. The public craves spectacle. Everyone has blood on their hands.
In the studio, in full view of the public, a masked man takes TV presenter Paul Ducky-Ferrand hostage and threatens to kill this beloved figure throughout France. He agrees to negotiate only with Charlene, a television employee disillusioned with her profession and life. With the support of a trained negotiator, Charlene begins a game in which every word is crucial, while the Parisian investigations department, special forces, politicians, and television staff attempt to free the hostages and discover the true identity of the man behind the mask. However, some of those who found themselves in the television studio on that dreadful night have hidden agendas...
Maxime Chattam is a French thriller star, a passionate researcher of evil and horror, winner of prestigious awards, and the author of novels that have sold millions of copies in France and become bestsellers in two dozen other countries. In his novel "Prime Time," he uncompromisingly exposes all the horror and absurdity that lurks within each of us—our desire to experience horror from a safe distance, our willingness to believe beautifully crafted lies. The media manipulates the public. The public craves spectacle. Everyone has blood on their hands.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Stars of the world detective
- Все книги цикла Paris Investigation Department
