
The Escape Room
A Novel
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2019
نویسنده
Ramon De Ocampoناشر
Macmillan Audioشابک
9781250221520
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی

June 3, 2019
Australian author Goldin makes her debut with a riveting, if flawed, tale of greed and revenge set on Wall Street. After being called to an out-of-office meeting, four investment bankers from the Stanhope and Sons firm are trapped in an elevator on their way to an escape room challenge organized by their company. They realize that the elevator itself is the escape room when they start to receive increasingly more personal puzzles to solve on the elevator’s TV monitor. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, recent hire Sara Hall becomes indoctrinated into the firm’s culture of long hours and incredible pay. When a coworker dies, Sara wonders whether foul play was involved. Though both plots start off strong, the elevator narrative slows as it waits for Sara’s story to catch up. Lucky flukes and coincidences stretch credulity, and the unlikability of those targeted for revenge lessens the scheme’s impact. But these shortcomings aren’t fatal. Thriller fans will eagerly turn the pages to see what happens next. 150,000-copy announced first printing. Agent: David Gernert, Gernert Company.

Two storylines unfold in alternate chapters in this twisty psychological thriller on audio. The first features Sara Hall and is convincingly narrated by January LaVoy. An ambitious finance graduate, Sara gets the job of her dreams at an investment bank and seems at first to be doing well. The second storyline, narrated by Ramon De Ocampo, with LaVoy handling some of the voices, involves four fiercely competitive colleagues who are forced to participate in a team-building exercise in an elevator. When the doors shut and the lights go off, it's soon clear that this is no benign game: They're fighting for survival. But who is victim, and who is culprit? As each chapter reveals more clues, any illusions about the motives of these bankers vanishes. This audiobook will keep listeners hooked right through the clever ending. L.W.S. � AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
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