The Disappearing Act

ISBN: 1471189783

Author: Steadman, Catherine

Condition: New

'Ingenious and intriguing' BA PARIS'I devoured this Londoner in LA story in a day CAROLINE KEPNES'I loved it' TM LOGAN'Engaging and suspenseful' NEW YORK TIMESTHE NEW GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MR NOBODY AND SOMETHING IN THE WATER*A woman has gone missingBut did she ever really exist?Mia Eliot has travelled from London to LA for pilot season. This is her big chance to make it as an actor in Hollywood, and she is ready to do whatever it takes. At an audition she meets Emily, and what starts as a simple favour takes a dark turn when Emily goes missing and Mia is the last person to see her.Then a woman turns up, claiming to be Emily, but she is nothing like Mia remembers. Why would someone pretend to be Emily? Starting to question her own sanity, she goes on a desperate and dangerous search for answers, knowing something is very, very wrong.In an industry where everything is about creating illusions, how do you know what is real? And how much would you risk to find out?Praise for The Disappearing ActAnother screen-worthy thriller . . . Steadman's flair for storytelling makes this novel a welcome escape Washington Post'Like Chekhovs gun, the Hollywood sign is mentioned early, leading to a great, extended scene far above the city - and to a genuine Hollywood ending' NEW YORK TIMESEngrossing and unputdownable . . . I devoured this Londoner in LA story in a day Caroline KepnesA fascinating glimpse of the darkness behind Hollywoods glittering faade. I loved it TM Logan'Another page-turning winner from Catherine Steadman. Ingenious and intriguing, with a fascinating insight into the acting world' BA Paris'As tense as John Buchan and suspenseful as Patricia Highsmith' Emma Bamford'Glamour, greed and gaslighting - the perfect summer read!' Harriet WalkerPraise for Catherine SteadmanA thriller for our times Louise CandlishA proper page-turner New York Times'Fans of The Silent Patient will love it' CJ Tudor'Had me racing through the pages Sarah Vaughan'An enjoyable, nail-biting ride' ObserverOriginal, ingenious and utterly gripping, with characters youll really care about as they race towards the brilliantly unexpected ending JP Delaney'From the intriguing opening to the shocking ending, I loved it' CJ Tudor'Very clever, brilliantly compelling, another amazing read from Catherine Steadman' BA ParisA highly imaginative tale tinged with Hitchcockian tension and kinetic pacing Deliciously provocative Delightfully compelling Washington Post'Perfectly paced with an exciting race to the end, this is one clever novel' Womans Weekly