"One house. Ten contestants. Thirty cameras. Forty microphones.

Yet again the public gorges its voyeuristic appetite as another group of unknown and unremarkable people submit themselves to the brutal exposure of the televised real-life soap opera, House Arrest.

Everybody knows the rules: total strangers are forced to live together while the rest of the country watches them do it. Who will crack first? Who will have sex with whom? Who will the public love and who will they hate? All the usual questions. And then suddenly, there are some new ones.

Who is the murderer? How did he or she manage to kill under the constant gaze of the thirty cameras? Why did they do it? And who will be next?"

A really funny Ben Elton book. I loved "Inconceivable" as well.

RELEASE NOTES:

Sending to syrin for the "ALTERNATING GENRES RELAY" relay.

Got it from the mailman today.
Thanks for sending, michelle1977, I'm sure its a great book! :)

Wow, I just realized I completely forgot to JE entry this book. I read it back in August 2006, but never got around to write my opinion.

I loved the book, especially because it makes fun of reality shows, something I could never bring myself to watch. And because I'm a mystery buff, I actually guessed who the murderer was. :P

Anyway, thanks for giving me such a great book to read. It's going to be travelling shortly.

I offered this book on BookMooch, and it is now travelling to Israel, to Alex