by Mark Edwards
First published 2015
Daniel and Laura planned one last grand trip before starting their settled life together. Their European adventure starts perfectly until they find themselves forcibly removed from a night train in a remote location. With no other choice, they walk along the railway tracks through dense forest to reach civilization. Their trek through the woods leads them to witness something terrible that will change everything. Once they return to London, Daniel and Laura make a pact to never speak of what they encountered that night. They attempt to resume their normal routines and relationships, but the secret they carry begins to poison their lives. The terror they thought they left behind in the forest follows them home. Their silence cannot protect them from the deadly consequences of what they saw, and their nightmare intensifies rather than fades with time.
Genres: fiction, mystery, horror, adult, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, haunting, psychological, suspenseful, tension-filled
Tropes: consequences-of-silence, hunted-protagonists, shared-trauma, unreliable-reality
Setting: Europe, London, Forest, Night Train
Period: Contemporary
381 pages · Paperback · Thomas & Mercer
Content warnings: death, violence