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Broadcaster Louise Minchin unveils her gripping debut thriller—deadly secrets, a remote island, and a reality show gone dangerously wrong.
In one of the full-throttle finales to the festival, the nation’s treasured anchorwoman and adventurer returns to talk about her gripping debut novel. Investigative journalist Lauren Taylor takes part in the most gruelling reality show ever devised, with the secret aim of exposing a celebrity contestant. A fierce storm hits the remote Scottish island they’re staying on; all communication goes down and there’s no way out. When a body is discovered, Lauren finds herself at the centre of a shocking and deadly game. Join Louise in conversation as she reveals how her unique experiences in reporting, endurance and reality TV have helped pen a terrifying first thriller, the envy of established crime writers.