The Traitors: The official interactive game book and perfect puzzle book for fans of the BBC phenomenon The Traitors

by Alan Connor

Test your wits with the ultimate game of cunning, logic and intuition

'This book is brilliant' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2

'The book is so much fun and is a literal page turner. If you like the tv show, you’ll love this! Honestly!' Brian Davidson, Season 2 contestant on The Traitors

*It's time to start your adventure. Get them before they get you*

Put your sleuthing skills to the test in a world of deception, betrayal, and strategy. Placed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, you must figure out if your fellow players are Faithful or a Traitor. Can you trust Jorge, the dentist with an encyclopaedic memory and tendency to smile at everyone? Or Nina, the retiree who acts like the group's matriarch but has a knowing glint in her eyes..? Beware, for in this treacherous game, trust is a luxury you cannot afford.

In the official book of the BAFTA-winning phenomenon, The The Interactive Game Book, the decisions you make will decide what happens next. Take this thrilling journey on your own or with others, pooling your wisdom to make the right choices. With over 20 standalone games to play in a group - all with cunning Traitors twists - this is the perfect gift, guaranteed to unleash hours of mischief and fun.

*Praise for The Traitors TV show*

'Addictively fiendish, this treachery was the best thing on TV in 20 years' Daily Mail

'By far and away the most compelling and engrossing reality show of 2022, if not all time' Rolling Stone

'One of the hottest realities right now, The Traitors is an absolute phenomenon you can enjoy also in a book format. Now, this is not a normal book' Digital Spy

351 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2023

About the author

Alan Connor is a British writer, journalist and television presenter. First seen on Channel 4's youth entertainment programme The Word in 1995 he later appeared on The Big Breakfast and BBC Radio Five Live and was a BBC News correspondent, appearing on BBC News 24 and The Daily Politics.

His scriptwriting credits include the comedy-drama A Young Doctor's Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm.

Connor has worked as a writer for programmes including Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, The Jonathan Ross Show and This Week and writes journalism for BBC News and The Guardian.

Reviews

[Reuben Black · Rating 3 out of 5]

BBC sign me up

[Natalie H · Rating 4 out of 5]

January 2024
Kindle edition
Amazon purchase

I'm glad I didn't buy the paperback, clicking numbers is a lot easier than manually turning the page. There was a couple of times there I ended up in the wrong section. It was fun and engaging, although the games were pointless to me and there was a feeling of being trapped in a maze running into every single wall. I was the first to be murdered and then again and again. Took me three attempts to get to day 3 and then I got banished. Day four was safe onwards to the final day, banishing every traitor. I got screwed twice trying to save Gregg. I stayed as a faithful. The traitors won and then the faithful on a second attempt. There were so many names I forgot who was who and what they did. Then they whittled down and it was easier. Gabe was scarily calm. Good game.

[Jackie P · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good concept...

I was really excited to start this after recieving it for Christmas.

The concept is good and I enjoyed going through the days with options to replay them. I got murdered the second night then after replaying I got murdered the fourth night however, third time is a charm. I made it to the final and won as a faithful with two others 🥳

The things that let it down for me were:

1) I felt as though there could be more choices, you're only really given two options at a time. The round tables are kind of rushed through and not much choices on how they go.

2) The missions and bonus games are good in principle but will only work with lots of players so I did end up skipping them about halfway through.

A good read and a promising concept but could be better.

[Jordan Merritt · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF, This book wasn’t for me! Interesting idea but was a boring read

[Dayenne Hoogland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nederlandse editie gelezen. Superleuk!!

[Ellie Houston-Phillips · Rating 2 out of 5]

bit weird, has games in you have to play with 3 or more people, and the dialogue and story just wasn't interesting

[Lorenzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mmm I was expecting it to be a bit more fun than it actually was. I played four times: twice I died as a Faithful almost at the beginning, once I won as a Faithful, and once as a Traitor. I couldn’t really enjoy the games or the missions because they required a large number of players so I just skipped them. I found it a bit annoying that in some parts, the moment you dared to step outside the expected narrative, you were immediately killed… I mean I always had to play the vague because if I dared to speak openly the next step has me killed

[Viola Ujlaki · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t like this book. Not horrible but just no. It wanted to be like the TV show but such a shitter version. If you don’t choose the options the book wants you to choose then you get eliminated. And can start all over again

[Kosztadinovszki Vanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting and fun read. I really liked the interactive aspect of it, and this is the only reason I've decided to read this, as this was something I've always wanted to try out, but just couldn't find a book before to do so.

I've played this first as a Faithful, then as a Traitor, and won both times. This was a fun thing to do to pass the time, but it's kind of a pity that so many Faithfuls had to be banished. I tried to prevent this, but there were times when all the choices were Faithfuls, so you had to banish either of them to move forward, despite knowing that they're not Traitors, which, of course is not a problem if you're playing as a Traitor, but if you are a Faithful, you naturally want to save as many people from getting banished as you can.

The only thing I didn't like about this book is that it was written in a way as if expecting the player/reader not to guess who the Traitors are. Maybe I've read too much crime fiction, but I actually guessed who the Traitors are during my first time playing, when I played as a Faithful. So, reading things like that person's "betrayal hit everyone hard", or that person "couldn't give out more Faithful vibes" was ridiculous, as their behaviour throughout the story made it obvious that they are, in fact, Traitors. So I couldn't feel surprised or betrayed, and could only raise my eyebrows, thinking why would anyone think that. At least, by the end, when only a few people were left, the characters no longer said such things and managed to realize the strangeness of the remaining Traitors' behaviour and guess their identity correctly. Considering these, it's not surprising that it wasn't that hard to win even as a Traitor during my second round.

[Christie · Rating 3 out of 5]

*Spoiler free review*

I was so hyped for this but I ended up feeling a little disappointed for a couple of reasons.

First, the hardback version was super expensive for how long it took to read (no more than a few hours).

Second, the bonus games felt like an odd addition that only existed to take up valuable page space. Realistically, how many people reading this are looking for party game ideas? I just ended up skipping those pages.

Third, the parts I was most interested in were rushed. I would have liked more focus on the characters/psychology of the game, and the roundtable voting sections were brushed over pretty quickly. I was looking forward to puzzling out who the traitors were based on the voting (the only solid evidence you have during the game), and that isn't possible with the way the book is written.

Despite this being a "choose your own adventure" novel, it very much read like a normal novel with barely any puzzling/deduction to it. It was fun for an hour or so, but could have been so much better.

[Maggie May · Rating 2 out of 5]

was this written by AI??

definitely no editor was involved

the language did not match the vibe of the book, I pissed myself at word choice/ phrase choice constantly

also I LOATHED my own character, even though I was choosing the adventure they sucked


however I will say me and my partner were soooo entertained by this, think I would have found the story a bit dull if I wasn't sharing it with someone.


guessed most of the traitors correctly and it was a fun idea which I enjoyed. I haven't watched the show and now I will def go watch it

had a great time reading this and debating with my partner, arguing about our suspicions! would recommend as a fun shared activity for fans of the show

[Raven Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well if I ever thought I’d be good at this game, this book proved me wrong! First to be banished, first to be murdered. Couldn’t get when best to be direct, when to hang back, and being myself was definitely the worst strategy - clearly not enough political smarts. The story and characterisations really matched the tv show. I can’t give it five stars as I hated having to scroll back and forth as per pick your destiny books to find the right page. I’d recommend an e-book version where you can jump to the chosen page!

[Victoria Nightingale · Rating 4 out of 5]

I took this book away with me for a weekend holiday read and it was a lot of fun. I got murdered/banished a few times before finally winning as a Traitor but you can restart a day rather than restarting straight from the beginning which is good!

The book also includes bonus games which seems a bit unnecessary as they are all group games and it’s unlikely you’d be reading this to people. I think it would be better if these were included in a different section as a bonus as they didn’t really weave into the story.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Received this as a Christmas gift and have devoured it already! Play along with the game - what consequences will your decisions have? First time of playing, I was murdered pretty quickly but went back and played again and made it further before being banished! Had another go and made it to the end!

A fun read with lots of games that you could play with others (I haven't yet) and the perfect way to get ready for the new series of The Traitors.

[Nora Pesheva · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a rollercoaster! I wanted to play a traitor but didn't get selected (anticlimactic). Then I got murdered on day 1 and had to replay the day. Then I got banished on day 2 and had to replay it. Then I got murdered and had to replay it... I think you get the jist. It was hard but if anyone thinks it would be easy... well they haven't seen the show then.

[Megan Wilkinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this. It was quite difficult to keep track of the characters to start out but as the game went on, this became much easier. I was very surprised that I managed to end the game a winner! Hope there is a sequel.

[Owen Fenwick · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay, I had higher expectations thought the choices were a bit pointless because it ended the same way or you were out. Would have petered it to be just a normal book, instead of interactive, a very quick read.

[Scarlet Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such fun! Died in th3 first five minutes, then started again and made it to the end!

[kas · Rating 2 out of 5]

The missions were pointless as you needed multiple players to complete them. Would have been better with a little bit more depth to the characters

[Aurora · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so much fun, took me back to childhood as it's like an adventure book and took me 4 attempts to make it to the end.
Definitely worth a read if you're a Traitors fan.

[MatthewJ Merchant · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was fun while it lasted, I read it twice and was murdered both times on different nights.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was SO COOL.

[Shaan Kaur · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good except I kept on getting murdered on day two?? I DIDNT EVEN DO ANYTHING!!

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

A great idea executed poorly. Felt like I was being guided to turn pages rather than actually play the game and make my own choices.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Already found out by self-sabotaging the board game that I would be the most terrible traitor to ever have traitored. I did survive this book as a faithful though! However, the TV series is still on another level.

[Dennis Jelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good: nice easy read and love that also includes the same twists as the show.

[Alex Alder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good fun, I was murdered once and banished multiple times. A lot of games it suggests requires groups of 4 or more but don't let that put you off. Just keep it on your shelf for game day!

[Ellie Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who adores The Traitors, this was a fun little choose your own adventure that I got really invested in. I played through it as a faithful and then went back and played as a traitor to get the full experience and really enjoyed it.

Stay faithful out there xo

[Rosie Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bewitched.