Actor

By Chris MacDonald | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

About the book

TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING . . .

Read most original new thriller, a story of glamour, secrets and obsession

‘This compelling psychological thriller set in the acting world is both uncompromising and unsettling, with deeply layered characters and a narrative voice that grabs you from the opening line and won’t let you go’ Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

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Actor Adam Sealey owes his Oscar nomination to mentor Jonathan Dors. It was Jonathan who trained him in the Method: digging deep into personal trauma in pursuit of the greatest performance.

It gets results.
But there’s a price.

For Adam, it cost him the love of his life.
And then there’s what happened twenty years ago.
An awful secret he’s buried deep inside.

Yet as Oscar night beckons, someone is threatening to dig up the truth.
Adam is finally in the spotlight that he craved for so long.
But it might just mean the world is watching as everything falls apart . . .


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‘A compulsive thriller . . . very, very moving, I adored it’ Abigail Dean

‘Twisty, compulsive fun’ i

‘A barnstorming performance' The Times

‘A brilliantly twisted (and twisting) tale . . . I loved it’ Mat Osman

‘Brilliantly evoked, totally compelling. A first-class thriller’ Daily Mail

‘Brilliant, dark, immersive, and ultimately hugely satisfying’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

Editions of Actor

Hardcover
ISBN 9780241658222
Paperback
ISBN 9780241658239
Paperback
ISBN 9781405958318
EBook
ISBN 9781405958325
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781405960625

Read an Excerpt

TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING . . .

Read most original new thriller, a story of glamour, secrets and obsession

‘This compelling psychological thriller set in the acting world is both uncompromising and unsettling, with deeply layered characters and a narrative voice that grabs you from the opening line and won’t let you go’ Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

----

Actor Adam Sealey owes his Oscar nomination to mentor Jonathan Dors. It was Jonathan who trained him in the Method: digging deep into personal trauma in pursuit of the greatest performance.

It gets results.
But there’s a price.

For Adam, it cost him the love of his life.
And then there’s what happened twenty years ago.
An awful secret he’s buried deep inside.

Yet as Oscar night beckons, someone is threatening to dig up the truth.
Adam is finally in the spotlight that he craved for so long.
But it might just mean the world is watching as everything falls apart . . .


----

‘A compulsive thriller . . . very, very moving, I adored it’ Abigail Dean

‘Twisty, compulsive fun’ i

‘A barnstorming performance' The Times

‘A brilliantly twisted (and twisting) tale . . . I loved it’ Mat Osman

‘Brilliantly evoked, totally compelling. A first-class thriller’ Daily Mail

‘Brilliant, dark, immersive, and ultimately hugely satisfying’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

Frequently Asked Questions

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TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING . . .

Read most original new thriller, a story of glamour, secrets and obsession

‘This compelling psychological thriller set in the acting world is both uncompromising and unsettling, with deeply layered characters and a narrative voice that grabs you from the opening line and won’t let you go’ Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

----

Actor Adam Sealey owes his Oscar nomination to mentor Jonathan Dors. It was Jonathan who trained him in the Method: digging deep into personal trauma in pursuit of the greatest performance.

It gets results.
But there’s a price.

For Adam, it cost him the love of his life.
And then there’s what happened twenty years ago.
An awful secret he’s buried deep inside.

Yet as Oscar night beckons, someone is threatening to dig up the truth.
Adam is finally in the spotlight that he craved for so long.
But it might just mean the world is watching as everything falls apart . . .


----

‘A compulsive thriller . . . very, very moving, I adored it’ Abigail Dean

‘Twisty, compulsive fun’ i

‘A barnstorming performance' The Times

‘A brilliantly twisted (and twisting) tale . . . I loved it’ Mat Osman

‘Brilliantly evoked, totally compelling. A first-class thriller’ Daily Mail

‘Brilliant, dark, immersive, and ultimately hugely satisfying’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Actor?

Fiction > Thriller / suspense fiction

Where can I read a sample of Actor?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241658222

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Actor?

Chris MacDonald

Who is the Publisher of the book Actor?

Penguin Books Ltd

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Actor is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780241658222) and paperback(ISBN 9780241658239) and paperback(ISBN 9781405958318) and ebook(ISBN 9781405958325) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781405960625)

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