From the first moment, when you read this novel, you discover that intention of the author for putting you fully into the shoes of Laura Blacklock. This female character is open from the beginning to produce that chameleon effect, making room for any reader who is willing to live the adventure transformed into Laura.
Suddenly you are Laura, and you are enjoying a luxury cruise to which you have been invited. Depart London, destination the wonder of the Norwegian fjords. So far so good, a pleasant literary journey across the North Sea.
There is a little great pleasure in this mimicry with the protagonist of a novel or a movie. As a reader, you know that you have been willing to read a thriller, in this case, that is, you are Laura but knowing more than Laura herself about the fate that awaits you.
Among the peaceful dreams, rocked in the depths of the sea, Laura wakes up one night terrified by a piercing scream. Startled, Laura watches as the body of a woman falls defenestrated into the deep dark jaws of the waters. Scared, she reports what happened, but no one can believe her ... In cabin 10, from which she indicates that she has seen the violent scene of the fall, no one is staying. A general review of the passage and the crew rules out that disappearance.
These types of disconcerting stories, set in a closed space like a ship sailing through the immense sea, awaken a deep unease, an eagerness to discover what is happening. Nothing is ruled out, from a possible nightmare, an overflow of the imagination, to a hidden reality that escapes Laura and the reader, without knowing how far that ignorance reaches.
The psychosis is increasing, Laura feels threatened, her sixth sense keeps her on edge, she knows that the woman fell, pushed by someone. His voice of alarm may have alerted whoever killed the other woman. Now she is in danger too ...
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