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The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark

4.0

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And again with the list sorting itself into groups. This is almost the perfect companion to "Under The Skin" in tone. A tiny novella, finished in a single sitting, here we have another mysterious single woman trying to take control of her destiny. Lise comes from an unknown northern European country, and she's heading out on holiday. But she's also looking for someone - a lover perhaps? While this story doesn't rely on the slow reveal as Under The Skin does, the horror builds equally as strongly as Lise's control is wrested away from her by a succession of creepy male characters.

Or is the peculiar Lise, in fact, in the driver's seat?