A very atmospheric and haunting tale of a mother, her two children, and an enigmatic catastrophe.
Here's one that's faulted and almost didn't make this list but I'm so envious of the brilliant idea at its heart that it had to be included!
This update of the Nero Wolfe theme is superb, with excellent characters and plenty of twists.
A phenomenally impressive gothic tale that builds a palpable sense of dread. I finished it and then immediately read it again!
A British police procedural that, despite its fairly sedate pace, is totally gripping. It's the kind of novel that makes you comfortable before delivering hard shocks.
This is the second book in the excellent Rizzoli & Isles series and, as with the first, I was instantly hooked. Love these characters!
The film was terrific but the novel blows it out of the water. The way events spin out of control is mesmerically awful (awful in a good way). A masterpiece!
A completely fresh take on the theme of supernatural possession that brings it bang up to date. It chilled me to the marrow!
A classic example of what could be considered the purest form of science fiction. BIG ideas!
When reality shows go wrong! Or in this case, when a reality show is filming while the rest of the world goes wrong! Great fun!
The first book in Gerritsen’s Rizzoli and Isles series and I was so instantly hooked that I immediately purchased the next five!
This spellbinding tale of ice, isolation, and a ghost is absolutely amazing!
Mark Hodder is the author of the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK and its sequels, and of the first officially sanctioned Sexton Blake novel to have been published in nearly half a century (he created and maintains BLAKIANA: The Sexton Blake Resource). He also writes short stories, flash fiction and vignettes. Find out more on his Patreon page. Mark was born in the UK but currently lives in Valencia, Spain, with his partner and two children.
