“Are we safe here?” Atop a remote mountain in northern Italy rests the Sant’Arcangel convent, a sanctuary for women from all walks of life. On the cusp of winter, Dr Henrik Persson pays his final visit of the year. He cannot stay long, for a storm is coming that will shut the convent off from the outside world. But when a young girl is found injured in the surrounding forest, the victim of a savage attack, Henrik decides to remain in the convent and nurse her back to health. It is, he believes, the correct thing to do. But something has followed the girl to Sant’Arcangel. And once the snow begins to fall, the sinister presence will run rampant through the miserable corridors, bringing violent, bloody madness to all it touches. When all hope is lost, what remains is... THE SUFFERING. A gripping tale of love, death, and total bodily destruction, The Suffering is a new nightmare of escalating dread from David Sodergren, author of The Haar and Maggie’s Grave.
Author
David Sodergren lives in Scotland with his wife Heather and his best friend, Boris the Pug. Growing up, he was the kind of kid who collected rubber skeletons and lived for horror movies. Not much has changed since then. Since the publication of his first novel, The Forgotten Island, he has written and published a further eight novels, including the gore-soaked folk-horror Maggie's Grave and the romantic and disturbing The Haar. You can follow David on Twitter and Instagram. Praise for his books - THE FORGOTTEN ISLAND “A blood-drenched love letter to Lovecraft, handled with impressive authority and confidence." James Fahy, author of The Changeling series NIGHT SHOOT "Night Shoot is wildly entertaining. If you’re not laughing, you’re scared out of your mind.” Sadie Hartmann, Mother Horror DEAD GIRL BLUES “It takes guts to write a book like this and nail it in the way Sodergren does.” Matt Redmon, Night Worms
