House of Hollow

This is one of the most unsettling, unnerving books that I've read.

It's utterly exquisite. The sentences drip with atmosphere, and absolutely everything has a sense that if you scratch the surface then a multitude of dead and / or crawling objects are going to emerge.

The plot follows the Hollow Sisters, who disappeared on an open empty street in Edinburgh when they were children, only to reappear a month later with no memory of where they'd been.

Everyone they meet has sense that something isn't quite right about them, and this pursues them throughout their lives.

People die inexplicably, after having met them. Theirs a fascination of death very literally in the air, and a mystery that no-one can answer about all of it - least of all the girls themselves.

Until the oldest sister suddenly disappears, and the remaining two are bound by something deeper than blood that demands they find her.

This book is exceptional. It's not filled with horror and gore, but the sense of horror and unease are on every page.

If you like a good mystery, sentences and places that come alive with incredible detail to description, and with a supernatural tinge around its edges, you'll love House of Hollow.