PUBLISHED BY HQ DIGITAL 22nd FEBRUARY 2023
As Bella drops her son off at university, she’s devastated. It’s been the two of them ever since Asher was born. The only thing helping her through is an upcoming week-long wilderness retreat in Sweden, a surprise gift from her sister and Asher.
The lodge is modern and luxurious – but the surrounding forest is foreboding. Named Dead Man’s Forest after the legend of a local bandit left to die inside a wooden coffin, there are rumours that, on quiet nights, you can still hear the scratching of his fingernails against the lid.
When someone begins leaving unsettling notes, and a figure from her past comes back to haunt her, Bella’s unease grows. This certainly isn’t the restful retreat she signed up for. And when another guest suddenly disappears, Bella fears she might not make it home alive…
This was really good, I kept changing my mind as to if Bella was making it up or it was really happening, very well written and keeps you on edge until the very end. I love a story when nothing is predictable so you never know where it will go next and this certainly does that and keeps you reading just one more page. A very good surprising ending that had me gobsmacked! Highly recommended.
Jennifer Moore is a novelist and children’s author (writing as Jenny Moore) from Devon. Her short fiction has been widely published on both sides of the Atlantic and she was the first ever UK writer to win the Commonwealth Short Story Competition.
Please find out more about Jennifer’s numerous awards and publications at www.jennifermoore.wordpress.com,
or check out her children’s author website at www.jennymoorechildrenswriter.weebly.com
