Prime Time
17 hrs. 49 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Maxime Chattam
Author
Maxime Chattam
Narrator
Stanislav Fedorchuk
Narrator
Stanislav Fedorchuk
Description
Millions of people, by habit, turn on the television at eight in the evening—but this time, on the main French channel, they’re in for more than the usual news. Ahead lies a live broadcast that will become unforgettable for the country.
Right in the studio, before the viewers’ eyes, a masked man takes the host, Paul Daki-Ferran, hostage and, under threat of death, demands that the broadcast not be interrupted—otherwise the beloved of all France will die. He agrees to talk only with the channel’s employee, Charlene—a woman who has lost faith in both her work and in herself. With the support of an experienced negotiator, Charlene steps into a dangerous standoff, where the cost of every word is far too high. Meanwhile, Parisian investigators, special forces, politicians, and the television team try to save the hostages and figure out who is hiding behind the mask. But for some of the people in that night’s studio, this has its own, carefully concealed interests…
Maxime Chattam is one of the leading figures in French thriller writing, an explorer of the dark side of human nature, a laureate of prestigious awards, and the author of books that have sold in the millions in France and become bestsellers in dozens of countries. In his novel “Prime Time,” he shows without compromise the frightening and absurd things that live in everyone: the desire to be close to horror while staying safe, and the willingness to believe a lie if it’s presented with style. The media controls attention. The viewers demand spectacle. And blood is on everyone’s hands.
Right in the studio, before the viewers’ eyes, a masked man takes the host, Paul Daki-Ferran, hostage and, under threat of death, demands that the broadcast not be interrupted—otherwise the beloved of all France will die. He agrees to talk only with the channel’s employee, Charlene—a woman who has lost faith in both her work and in herself. With the support of an experienced negotiator, Charlene steps into a dangerous standoff, where the cost of every word is far too high. Meanwhile, Parisian investigators, special forces, politicians, and the television team try to save the hostages and figure out who is hiding behind the mask. But for some of the people in that night’s studio, this has its own, carefully concealed interests…
Maxime Chattam is one of the leading figures in French thriller writing, an explorer of the dark side of human nature, a laureate of prestigious awards, and the author of books that have sold in the millions in France and become bestsellers in dozens of countries. In his novel “Prime Time,” he shows without compromise the frightening and absurd things that live in everyone: the desire to be close to horror while staying safe, and the willingness to believe a lie if it’s presented with style. The media controls attention. The viewers demand spectacle. And blood is on everyone’s hands.
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