Final Cut

by David Belbin

Sarah Wood is a beautiful young model whose career is taking off. When she is offered a starring role in a film her future looks certain. But once on location Sarah's problems really begin. . .

A camera technician dies mysteriously. Sarah herself nearly drowns. And a fire scene goes horribly wrong. . .

Is it coincidence? Or is something more sinister behind the accidents? Together with Jon, her brother, Sarah must uncover the truth. But is her own life in danger?

Genres: Young Adult, Mystery, Crime

224 pages, Paperback

Published May 20, 1994

About the author

Belbin's work is known for breaking boundaries and dealing responsibly with difficult social issues that affect teenagers. He first attained success with a number of books for Scholastic's Point Crime series.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weirdly British for a Point book, and with quite a boring ending, but I didn't hate it? Perhaps it was the 'wild excitement' of having relatable locations and words like 'pub' cropping up in what is usually a US book, but I think I enjoyed this, despite myself.

[Kirsty · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sarah Wood is a model turned actor, making her début in a film alongside her childhood crush, Luke. She managed to get her job for her brother Jon who works on the set. Sarah initially seems disappointed with Luke, he comes across as a total prat, but she dates him anyway which strains her relationship with Jon. Early on in the book, a crew member dies, then a few near-death situations happen, but the film carries on without investigation from the police, or any audit on the film's safety procedures. I wasn't convinced this would be a realistic series of events, but the real negative is that the book seems to be written without any sense of suspense or drama. The characters seem to brush off these events as mere coincidences, and the plot just plods along. I was expecting the reveal of the criminal to be a twist, but it was the guy that I suspected from the start, and there is another reveal at the end which also was predictable. Overall, the plot is a bit dull, and there's not enough drama to keep things interesting; it's very underwhelming.

[Lautaro Goytia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lo termine a la primera hora de la madrugada .
Está historia y siento que todos los libros de esta colección son del tipo de entretenimiento rápido y barato (no necesariamente malo) y si es muy rápido de leer debido a la forma en la que es escrita .
Ahora el tema del asesino en la historia esta Ok👍 se siento que es medio obvio pero hicieron un semigiro para despistarnos.

Pero par Ami el valor no está en la parte Slayer sino en el comentario /descripción que hay en el mundo de Hollywood y la fama , de como es un negocio que detrás de tanto glamour y brillo hay oscuridad , perversión,pecados y soledad .

Le doy un 7.

[Monse Lugo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Es una historia entretenida pero en algunas partes muy lentas, otras muy innecesarias donde se concentra en un romance muy plano
Los personas principales me gustaron, los demás resultaban muy planos como los padres de Sarah
El final no me sorprendió mucho pero me gusto

[Hana Corcoran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book with I was 11.