The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho focuses on the world of the superclass at the Cannes Film Festival, where there are celebrities, supermodels and fashionistas. Igor, a psychotic Russian phone executive comes to the Cannes in pursuit of his ex-wife, Ewa. Ewa had run off with Hamid, a rich Arab clothes designer. With the intention of getting back her ex-wife, Igor, aims to kill people there. The other characters are Gabriela, an American actress desiring for a leading role; Savoy who is an ambitious criminal detective resolving the case of his life; and Jasmine, a successful model. This book narrates the epic drama and tension between these characters in a twenty four-hour period. Read it for a gripping psychological thriller.
