the disturbing setting of Shutter Island

the threatening tension of Sleeping with the Enemy

the queasy twist of Sharp Objects 

When Clara Cooper’s abusive husband is lost in action during the Fall of France in 1940, she grabs the opportunity to disappear, secretly returning to nursing. Although Britain is on the brink of invasion, she finds a comforting anonymity working in the vast military hospital on the south coast. But she soon becomes aware that more than pain and suffering lurk in the misty corridors.

Who is the mysterious girl Clara nurses through a barbaric night of treatment in the ‘fever box’? And who is haunting the opium dreams of badly-burned pilot Dougie Douglas? As frightening and malevolent events accelerate, Clara becomes convinced that her husband has returned, forcing her to face a danger far greater than anything the nightly bombing raids can bring.

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“What a thrilling read! A really good psychological thriller!” (Clare Brack, Goodreads review)

“Evil stalks the wards, chilling. This story moves fast, there is a constant feeling of imminent threat throughout. Almost ghostly. An excellent, gripping read.” (Julie Young, Goodreads review)

“What a book! The way the story is written by this author you actually feel that you are there. Good story and good characters. You know when it’s a good book and you stay up till early hours reading it.” (Yvette Salmon, Goodreads review)

“I loved this, couldn’t put it down. The writing made me feel I was there and could picture everything. The plot was clever – I read a lot and it’s seldom that I don’t see twists coming, and whilst I had suspicions about one of the character, I couldn’t have predicted the ending. Some very difficult themes tackled sensitively and respectfully.” (Louise Galluzzo, Goodreads review)