A review by bushph
The Dark by Emma Haughton

4.0

Normally I like my thrillers to be straight crime / domestic and I've never really thought much about picking up something like The Dark (apart from dark matter and recursion by Blake Crouch!) but I I thought I'd give it a go. I'm so glad I did as this was a really great read.

It's set in Antarctica where our protagonist Kate has a new job as the base scientist. We've got a body and the 12 suspects of people who are now effectively trapped there due to bad weather. The whole setting of this book was very creepy and strange and I thought the author did a fantastic job of setting up the base in a very creepy setting and make you understand the weirdness of being on base. I don't want to say too much but this honestly had me hooked and I loved how it ended. The main issue I had with the book (which is why it's not getting 5 stars) is the main character pill problem - I just felt like it was mentioned too much - mentioned again and again and again) but other than this, the story was excellent and I'd recommend picking this up if you're looking for a creepy thriller!

Thank you to NetGalley UK and Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with an advance copy of this book.