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The Faithfuls: A 100% Unfaithful Parody of The Traitors
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Expected 6 Oct 26INNOCENT BUT ANNOYING STRANGERS ARE BEING MURDERED ONE BY ONE
Welcome to a medieval castle in the wilds of Scotland. Arriving here are contestants in the world's most popular new TV Reality two dozen ordinary (and painstakingly diverse) individuals from every corner of the British Isles. These seemingly random individuals random represent a cross-section of society (although shallow nobheads seem to be a bit over-represented). The castle is vast and labyrinthine, as are the paths through this treacherous landscape ...
The Faithfuls are ready to make friends, stab each other's backs, and possibly win huge sums of money and even become famous into the bargain. Imagine a hen party Murder Mystery Weekend with Harry Potter cosplay. Pitted against each other, these law-abiding folk find their values challenged. Relationships are tainted by distrust and fear. Betrayal, hate and bad faith take the upper hand as the rules that hold society together rapidly start to crumble. And this is when they are denied access to social media.
Each night one of the group is 'murdered' by the dark, secretive forces within - the Traitors. Their actions are directed by the sinister Manny Clawdwinkle whose remarkable wardrobe (one might suppose) is large enough to fill every room in the castle. Will the murderous Traitor be unearthed before the Faithfuls finally rip each other to shreds? And do that many people in society really have so much cosmetic surgery? Phew!
Welcome to a medieval castle in the wilds of Scotland. Arriving here are contestants in the world's most popular new TV Reality two dozen ordinary (and painstakingly diverse) individuals from every corner of the British Isles. These seemingly random individuals random represent a cross-section of society (although shallow nobheads seem to be a bit over-represented). The castle is vast and labyrinthine, as are the paths through this treacherous landscape ...
The Faithfuls are ready to make friends, stab each other's backs, and possibly win huge sums of money and even become famous into the bargain. Imagine a hen party Murder Mystery Weekend with Harry Potter cosplay. Pitted against each other, these law-abiding folk find their values challenged. Relationships are tainted by distrust and fear. Betrayal, hate and bad faith take the upper hand as the rules that hold society together rapidly start to crumble. And this is when they are denied access to social media.
Each night one of the group is 'murdered' by the dark, secretive forces within - the Traitors. Their actions are directed by the sinister Manny Clawdwinkle whose remarkable wardrobe (one might suppose) is large enough to fill every room in the castle. Will the murderous Traitor be unearthed before the Faithfuls finally rip each other to shreds? And do that many people in society really have so much cosmetic surgery? Phew!
192 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication October 6, 2026
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
April 16, 2026
Was expecting this to be funnier with the funny name of the author.
They tried to make it funny with the name Manny Claudwinke and that’s about as good as it gets
They tried to make it funny with the name Manny Claudwinke and that’s about as good as it gets
January 1, 2026
“have you not noticed that almost all modern human activity is dominated by insurance …. If I told you that the beginning of the First World War and the death of Trotsky were both caused by failed insurance policies, would you believe me ….. that fact you were willing to consider the idea for a second shows I am right”.
A surprisingly both competently written, faithful (sic) almost biting “Traitors” parody (the real author is it seems something of a serial spoof book writer including Harry “Spare”, Gallagher brother and Famous Five pastiches), enjoyable (in a lighted hearted way) and coherently (if absurdly) plotted murder mystery when the last in a series of a hugely popular virtual reality shows (here called “The Faithfuls”) dissolves into a series of actual deaths.
June 5, 2026
Unless you're a massive The Traitors fan, don't bother with this one. As it's a parody, I was expecting it to actually be funny? But alas, no. The murders didn't even make sense (and not even from a 'too out there' perspective, I just didn't know they had happened).
We're big The Traitors fans in this house so I had to grab this when I saw it in The Works, but I do wish I'd spent less than £5 on it...
The nostalgic bits of the show were great and it got me out of my reading slump. The mixed media was also a nice touch. However, I didn't love it, it could have been so much more.
We're big The Traitors fans in this house so I had to grab this when I saw it in The Works, but I do wish I'd spent less than £5 on it...
The nostalgic bits of the show were great and it got me out of my reading slump. The mixed media was also a nice touch. However, I didn't love it, it could have been so much more.
June 5, 2026
Fine. I didn't laugh out loud but I grinned a few times. Plenty of in-jokes, but even more nonsense.
I could see this being fleshed out into a larger novel and actually being quite good.
But as it is it is a very "scary movie" sort of not that funny parody.
I could see this being fleshed out into a larger novel and actually being quite good.
But as it is it is a very "scary movie" sort of not that funny parody.
May 25, 2026
I loved this little parody it was quick and fun I wasn't expecting the ending but it had me intrigued all the way though nice little palate cleanser
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