Books The Fury: The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller from the author of The Silent Patient  by Alex Michaelides 

"The Fury" by Alex Michaelides is a layered mystery-thriller revolving around a murder on a private Greek island owned by Lana Farrar, a retired movie star. The story unfolds through five acts narrated by Elliot Chase, a man closely involved with Lana and the other characters. Lana invites friends and family for a getaway, but the peaceful retreat turns deadly when Lana is found shot. Throughout the book, secrets and betrayals surface, including an affair between Lana’s husband Jason and her friend Kate.

Key plot points reveal that Lana faked her death to confront the affair, and Elliot, who is in love with Lana, devises a plan to incite Kate to kill Jason. However, Lana, Kate, and others uncover Elliot’s scheme and turn the tables on him, forcing him to shoot himself with a blank gun as punishment. In a fit of rage later, Elliot ends up killing Lana for real and is imprisoned.

The novel combines psychological suspense with an unreliable narrator, presenting a "whydunit" rather than a typical "whodunit," and explores themes of love, betrayal, and revenge amid a close-knit but dysfunctional group.