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THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE . . . The Sanctum is a luxurious, self-sustaining survival condominium situated underground. It's a plush bolt-hole for the rich and paranoid - a place where they can wait out the apocalypse in style. When a devastating super-flu virus hits, several families race to reach The Sanctum. All have their own motivations for entering. All are hiding secrets.
But when the door locks and someone dies, they realize the greatest threat to their survival may not be above ground - it may already be inside . . .
'It'sJG Ballard meets Agatha Christie, with a soupcon of Patricia Highsmith thrown in. Grey rotates the viewpoint through the eyes of five very different characters, ramps up the tension to an almost unbearable level, and ends with a stunning double finale.' GUARDIAN
Under Ground is a page-turning locked-room mystery from the combined talents of Sarah Lotz and Louis Greenberg, writing as S. L. Grey. It is perfect for fans of Under the Dome by Stephen King and films such as The Hole and The Descent (with a pinch of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie).
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First of all a warning: Under Ground induces claustrophobia. Unless you have chocolate. Chocolate helps.
The Sanctum is an underground bunker system meant to be utilised if the world faces an apocalypse (and let's face it, nothing so great in a book as a good apocalypse, apart from perhaps a story about people trapped underground DURING a possible apocalypse so you have no actual clue what is going on above at all) This novel explores themes of survival and personality within the context of a gorgeously tighty knitted locked room mystery.
An eclectic cast of characters arrive at The Sanctum, desperate to be safe from a creeping virus that is seemingly about to wipe out humanity. But things are not as expected, nothing works as it should and rather than living in the lap of luxury whilst all those left behind die horribly, the group find themselves facing hurdle after hurdle. When it becomes clear that they are quite literally locked in, things go downhill fast especially as there seems to be one amongst them who likes to kill...Talk about Karma. Money can't buy everything you know.
Under Ground reminded me a bit of those old school horror movies - various characters creeping around in the dark, stalked by a killer, playing the blame game - pick your survivor, choose your bad guy, hope to God the REALLY ANNOYING character dies early and basically just have a rip roaring reading time.
In this case collaborating authors Sarah Lotz and Louis Greenberg have turned all that on it's head and managed to write a truly disturbing character drama that shows the darker side of humanity where at some point it always is every man for himself. The intricacies of the relationships between our protagonists is beautifully drawn as loyalties ebb and flow, it is immensely entertaining, deeply fascinating as a snapshot of human existence and always always spot on the money when it comes to knocking the reader of their game. When you think you know everything you find you know nothing.
As they all descend into their own version of madness it is absolutely gripping, you'd really love to look away but you just can't - completely engrossing, I was riveted. And more than a little freaked out.
There is a throwback feel to this - a Dorothy Sayers and Charlotte Armstrong type vibe when it comes to the mystery element but brought bang up to date with added blood and guts. One of those novels you would LOVE to see translated into film, I'm fairly sure this will haunt my dreams for a while.
Highly Recommended.
Happy Reading Folks!
**Copy via Netgalley**
I received a free copy of Under Ground from the publisher in return for an honest review.
I was really drawn to the cover of this book. It's simple, eye catching and piqued my interest.
I found myself getting into the story pretty quickly and I enjoyed meeting and getting to know all the characters as they settled in, but I found it starting to drag a little in the middle. I'm not sure what it was that made it feel that way for me, perhaps the characters reactions to what was going on just didn't resonate. I didn't feel the sense of panic or action that I would have expected from the situation, their reactions weren't particularly what I would imagine happening. There was a lot going on but at the same time it didn't seem like there was enough going on considering their situation. The dialogue didn't feel natural, it was stilted and didn't come across as realistic at times. Very few of the characters had enough depth for me to really care about their outcome.
It started to pick up again nearer the end. The ending although it worked just kind of came out of nowhere. The guilty party just didn't sit right with me, it came out of the blue and had me thinking... What?
That being said, the atmosphere created worked well and I could imagine the claustrophobia and helplessness of being in such a situation but I am left with mixed feelings about the book. It held my attention in parts but other parts I just couldn't relate to or care about at all.
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