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Malaven

A PUZZLE MADE OF SECRETS & LIES

“Among you, there is a liar, a traitor, and a murderer. The island will now reveal your secrets.”

Malaven island. Four friends are invited to return to the scene of a forgotten tragedy. Alice, Stan, Erwan, and François have answered the invitation of Jonas Waverley, a mysterious writer and owner of this abandoned place nicknamed “The Isle of the Damned”. They quickly realize they’re trapped, with no way to return to the mainland. Cameras scrutinize their every move. and they have only one night to explore Malaven and unravel its mysteries.

Hour by hour, they begin to understand that the trials they face are connected to their past and to the writer’s novels. Everything remains hazy in their minds, but they all know they’ve been to this island before, long ago… And to survive, they must remember. Each holds within them a piece of Malaven’s terrible puzzle.

A MACHIAVELLIAN THRILLER TAILORED LIKE A TRAP WHERE PAST & PRSENT COLLIDE 

AN EXPLORATION OF MEMORY THROUGH A WEB OF GUILT & REDEMPTION

Reviews

“Olivier Bal’s new novel unfolds like an escape game set against the backdrop of friendship, identity, and what remains of our adolescence.”
Gala

““Malaven” flawlessly fulfills its mission as a thriller. You will only put it down reluctantly. A novel about death, friendship, and a poignant love story, “Malaven” is all of these at once…”
Olivier Bureau, Le Parisien

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