Well, [the narrator, Elliot] may not be likable per se, but I think he’s quite interesting. And I – what I tried to do – it was – honestly, The Fury was the most creative experience I’ve had because I changed the way that I write. My first two novels – The Silent Patient and The Maidens – I plotted them for about a year before writing a word. And then with The Fury, I really wanted to have some fun. And I thought, I’m not going to plot this. I’m just going to write it. And as I wrote it, Elliot told me the story himself. And it was an amazing experience because I wrote it, you know, with him speaking directly to the reader all the way through. And by doing that, I felt that he was sort of telling me the story, I suppose. And all of these things that I didn’t know, like about his childhood and his relationship with an older writer named Barbara West, just appeared, you know, on the page as I was writing, without me having even the names. Everything just sort of magically happened. So it felt like a really creative, joyous experience for me.
― Alex Michaelides, Interview, NPR
What booksellers are saying about The Fury
- Escape January-wherever you are-and visit a balmy Greek island near Mykonos where an old goddess channels herself into a plume of wind called The Fury. Key ingredients include: gloriously prepared seafood, the famous and those who wish they were, flashy money, and so, so many secrets. Voiced by a narrator that lays bare the story of a treacherous murder, thread by thread, the reveal unwinds slowly and then all at once, down to the last word of this twisted thriller.
― Julia Paganelli Marin, Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville, Arkansas | Buy from Pearl’s Books
- This one is a captivating blend of Agatha Christie vibes and modern-day drama, all wrapped in a little tragic love story bow. The short chapters make it an effortless read, but what truly sets it apart is the unique storytelling!
― Janisie Rodriguez, Copperfish Books in Punta Gorda, Florida | Buy from Copperfish Books
- The Fury is an exellent addition to Alex Michaelides’ body of work, with its back and forth discussion of reality and how we expect things to play out in our minds in a whodunit – meets confessional letter – meets tragedy format. Less startling than its predecessors, The Fury is a brain teaser that is engaging, easy to read, and can be read as part of Michaelides’ ongoing universe or as a standalone.
― Shannon Rogers, Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, North Carolina | Buy from Page 158 Books
About Alex Michaelides
Alex Michaelides was born and raised in Cyprus. He has an M.A. in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and an M.A. in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient was his first novel, debuting at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and has sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide. The rights have been sold in a record-breaking 51 countries, and the book has been optioned for film by Plan B. His second novel, The Maidens, was an instant New York Times bestseller and has been optioned for television by Miramax Television and Stone Village.
