An excellent collection of short horror stories – some will make your skin crawl, and some will haunt you – check out After Sundown, edited by Mark Morris. The plot: This anthology celebrates the horror genre with 20 original stories from some of the top names in the...
A book that has it all – if you read one book this year, make it this one. A stunning and scary plot which leaps out at you, The Nesting by C. J. Cooke is a must read. The plot: Deep in a remote Norwegian forest, Lexi has found a new home with architect Tom and his...
A fantastic, unsettling debut by an author you need to keep your eye on if you’re a crime fiction fan – check out The Creak on the Stairs by Eva Björg Ægisdottir. The plot: When a body of a woman is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, it soon...
A nail-biting whirlwind of a read – if you’re a thriller fan, All Your Little Lies by Marianne Holmes is for you. The plot: Annie lives a quiet, contained, content life. She goes to work. She meets her friend. She’s kind of in a relationship. She’s happy. Not lonely...
An exciting, quick to read Icelandic crime fiction – Betrayal by Lilja Sigurdardottir might be for you. The plot: Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Úrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a...
