A Haunting in the Arctic

Author: Cooke, C.J.

Scotland

Published on 12 October 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 384 pages
223 x 142 x 34 | 490g

Something has walked the floors of the Ormen for over a century.

Something that craves revenge

1901. On board the Ormen, a whaling ship battling through the unforgiving North Sea, Nicky Duthie awakes. Attacked and dragged there against her will, its just her and the crew and theyre all owed something only she can give them.

1973. Decades later, when the ship is found still drifting across the ocean, its deserted. Just one body is left on board, his face and feet mutilated, his cabin locked from the inside. Everyone else has vanished.

Now, as urban explorer Dominique travels into the near-permanent darkness of the northernmost tip of Iceland, to the final resting place of the Ormens wreck, shes determined to uncover the ships secrets.

But shes not alone. Something is here with her. And its seeking revenge

Rich, chilling and gorgeously gothic. A Haunting in the Arctic is the kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery I just adore Chris Whitaker

Cooke delivers yet another spine-chilling treat in this lushly imagined, terrifying novel. The characters will haunt you long after the final page is turned Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward

Mesmerising and terrifying, this is a powerful story lovingly told . . . with characters that remain with me. Highly recommended Lisa Ballantyne

Evocative and chilling, an addictive piece of polar gothic Anna Bailey

A Haunting in the Arctic is a story of a woman haunted in every way. An eerie, atmospheric novel that is full of tension and suspense, this is a beautiful gothic chiller of a book Elizabeth Lee

Eerie and atmospheric

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Praise for C.J. Cooke

This ghost story is a perfect mix of propulsive plot and shivers-up-the-spine spookiness Good Housekeeping

An original and haunting thriller, filled with secrets, ghosts, and Norse folk tales. The Nesting is an evocative and chilling tale that will keep you guessing, and is best read with the lights on Alice Feeney

It's been such a tonic chilling, totally engrossing and full of intrigue. The pages just whizzed by while I ignored everyone! It's marvellous Katherine May

Like a lighthouse roving atmospheric waters, its secrets are revealed glimpse by tantalising glimpse Cari Thomas

Norwegian Fjords and folktales are beautifully evoked in this vivid and compelling novel Rosamund Lupton

Gothic and suspenseful Woman and Home

The story is peppered with well-researched folklore and startling tendernessa winner The Daily Mail

Nordic folklore, snowy landscapes, and an ever-turning screw of tension a fun, gothic treat Kirsty Logan