Writing for the New York Times, Joe Hill said, "No one can accuse Marisha Pessl of unfamiliarity with the tools of the modern thriller. Throughout the investigation the trio interview a variety of people who were closely associated with both Cordova and his daughter, only to discover that the truth of what happened may be beyond natural, scientific explanation. With the belief that Stanislas Cordova was heavily involved in her death, disgraced investigative journalist Scott McGrath reluctantly teams up with exuberant aspiring actress Nora Halliday and the mysterious and aloof Hopper to determine what really happened. Reviewers who rated the novel unfavorably stated that Pessl's inclusion of the decoder was a drawback of the novel.Īshley Cordova, the daughter of legendary reclusive director Stanislas Cordova, commits suicide. The novel uses screenshots of author-created web page and involves an app called "Night Film Decoder" that is used to scan particular images used throughout the text to unlock additional text, PDF, video, and audio files which augment the text. The novel was a finalist 2013 Shirley Jackson Award and was ranked sixth on The New York Times Bestseller’s list in September 2013 following its release in August 2013. Night Film is a mystery thriller by Marisha Pessl, published by Random House. Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Noir, Experimental Fiction, Contemporary
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