"Pig Island" By Mo Hayder,
I seem to be reading rather strange novels at the moment for no good reason and this one very much comes into this category. Initially the writing is rather jarring and not very good but she is telling it from the point of view of her character and so is forgivable. At first the writing put me off but the novel gets into the story quickly enough to carry you on and before you know it you are intrigued and have to read on.
This is the second Of Mo Hayder’s novels that I have read the first being the rather excellent “Tokyo”. This has the same dark feel to it dealing with atrocities, murder and general mayhem, though in this case with no basis in history. After a pretty slow and unassuming start I found myself enjoying the book more and more as i read on. I would definitely recommend this for a horror reader.
Star rating Three out of five
