It is essentially a ghost story .The dead ,asleep for many years in the depths of an island lake ,return .These revenants are not content merely to haunt their victims ,the living islanders ,and soon turn to killinh them as well .
The build up of suspense is slow but implacable and eventually reaches a high level of tension .This is an atmospheric and evocative novel which is especially good at evoking a miasma of dread.It is a very wintery book -it takes place in Winter and the season is a tangible presence in the novel
The build up of suspense is slow but implacable and eventually reaches a high level of tension .This is an atmospheric and evocative novel which is especially good at evoking a miasma of dread.It is a very wintery book -it takes place in Winter and the season is a tangible presence in the novel
