Roll over image to zoom in
The Prisoner: The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pick for 2023
£2.80
Secrets. Suspicion. Survival. No one writes relationships better than B.A. PARIS
‘A rollercoaster ride, with plenty of twists’ OBSERVER
‘The explosive start of this book sets up a compelling plot […] written in well-executed super-edgy, short, sharp chapters and the description of her confinement is full of claustrophobic detail and menace’ DAILY MAIL
‘Book of the Month: chilling, intense and frightening in places, you’ll be left wondering what is real and what isn’t’ WOMAN & HOME
THEN
Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a career for herself in the magazine industry, she meets, and agrees to marry, Ned Hawthorne.
NOW
Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?
In true B.A. Paris style, The Prisoner is a gripping survival story, a twisted tale of love and at its dark heart a thriller to keep you up all night.
‘Elegant, taut, ingeniously plotted and extremely addictive. Superb!’ WILL DEAN
‘Dark and compulsive … B.A. Paris again conjures up the tense claustrophobia of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and delivers yet another brilliant, unputdownable read’ GILLY MACMILLAN
‘I loved the short chapters in part one, which really added to the rising tension. You will be rooting for Amelie!’ PRIMA
‘Dark, daring and irresistible. B.A. Paris takes a clever, sinister survival story and further elevates it with her trademark style and heart. Truly impossible to put down’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘Wow! What a ride! A tantalising, taut, tense thriller’ JANE CORRY
‘Pacy, gripping from the get-go, and with so many twists! I felt so strongly for Amelie and was rooting for her the entire book. The Prisoner is a brilliant addition to BA Paris’s stella stable of thrillers’ L.V. MATTHEWS
‘Intense and gripping, The Prisoner is suffused with intrigue and menace’ EMMA HAUGHTON
‘Clever, twisty and unusual’ LOUISE BEECH
‘Taut, suspenseful, loaded with twists and surprises, and the true definition of a just-one-more-chapter page-turner. It’s another B.A. Paris triumph — complex, compelling and absolutely impossible to resist. C.M. EWAN
‘So utterly gripping I finished it in one heart-racing afternoon. Clobbered me from the first page and kept me hostage until I’d turned the last’ EMMA BAMFORD
‘[T]his web of fear and lies is much more complex, satisfyingly so, than Room, involving many more characters, intricate plotting, and layers of subterfuge. Paris’s fans won’t be disappointed and readers new to the author will be hooked’ FIRST CLUE
Read more
Additional information
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (3 Nov. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 2264 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 308 pages |
by Amazons customers
Read this book very quickly as the story line was gripping.
by Linda
Another great book from BA Paris. I enjoyed the way this was written as past and present chapters. A very intriguing plot and I thoroughly enjoyed the book . My only disappointment was the ending. Although it answered a lot of questions it wasn’t the ending I expected, and seemed very rushed. Nevertheless, a really good read
by KP
Great book. Very original storyline. Fast-paced page turner. It’s rare that I don’t predict the ending, but I didn’t see this one playing out the way it did. Amazing read
by Miss Bump
Amelie finds herself entering into a marriage of convenience with the very rich Ned. 31 days she has stayed married to him, that’s all. But then they’re kidnapped. And things change.
A book where much of the first part is spent with Amelie circling a small room with a mattress in the corner and the only light in a bathroom could drag. However, it set the scene, how she ended up in the position she was in, and why she felt safer in her “prison” rather than with her new husband. Yes, characters could have been developed more. Yes, I wasn’t so invested in Amelie as a character, but I was invested in her story and why she was part of the kidnapping.
This book kept me hooked. I had my suspicions of who was behind it all but also didn’t join all the dots (kudos for all those that did). I didn’t feel the need to delve into each and every character. I neither liked nor disliked Amelie. For me, it was not so much about what happened to the characters but more so about the how and why. The “maybe” at the end hints that there will be a happy ending and don’t we all want that?
by P
Nice easy read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
by Betty Wylie
This book was chosen for our work book club. It was an interesting read. It was actually quite believable about the abduction. Liked the backstory of how she got one over on the despicable villain and how the kidnappers used the same tactic.
by The Cat’s Mother
Once I started reading I couldn’t stop, as the tension had me wanting to read just one more chapter each night. While I’m not usually a fan of books that jump backwards and forwards in time, this one seemed to work for me. There were a few scenarios that seemed rather unrealistic and a bit too convenient (can’t elaborate without spoilers) and the ending summing up the whys and wherefores was a littlĺe bit rushed and confusing, but on the whole I really enjoyed it.
by miss dee
I’m a big fan of BA Paris and when this book came up as a suggestion on Goodreads I bought it immediately. I was gripped from beginning in typical Paris style and engaged throughout. I loved the pace at which the story unravelled. The only thing I didn’t like was the ending felt rushed and sooo far fetched. The book left me with questions and kinda feel cheated. I felt the pivotal people were added at the end without enough room to fully develop them. However it was an enjoyable book