Im willing to give mo hayder another shot, because i quite liked pig island and even the next caffery book sounds interesting, but i think ill stay away from an audio book next time. Mo hayder has for years been a master of chilling, seamlessly plotted thrillers that keep the reader glued to the page long after lights out. Praised as a maestro of the sinister by the new york daily news, mo hayder delivers her most suspenseful novel to date. I thought about a decomposing body, about malachi lying in the. Read pig island by mo hayder available from rakuten kobo. Mo hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers, and pig island surpasses anything she has written before. Mo hayder is the author of the internationally bestselling novels birdman, the treatment, the devil of nanking, pig island, ritual, skin, gonewhich won the 2012 edgar award for best novelhanging hill and poppet. Pig island masterfully exposes not only the horror but also the human frailty at the storys core anna mundow, the boston globe at the start of hayders profoundly creepy and creepily convincing thriller, hardbitten journalist joe oakes arrives on the west coast of scotland to visit a.
It reached number 8 on the sunday times bestseller lists, the authors highest position to date. I had high expectations for this book i really enjoy mo hayders jack caffery series, plus i love scotland, so i thought the combo of mo hayder writing a standalone book set on a scottish island would be a sure winner. Pig island by mo hayder mystery series, book lists. At the start of hayders profoundly creepy and creepily convincing thriller, hardbitten journalist joe oakes arrives on the west coast of scotland to visit a reclusive cult on remote pig island. Birdman is the first in the jack caffery series, a good story but i think this series should be read in order. Her worldclass body of work has netted international renown, numerous awards and accolades, and a devoted f. The novel is nominally a thriller which mixes elements of the detective novel with more. The treatment 2001 pig island 2006 mo hayder once ruined my holiday. Its a book best read on a night when the wind howls and the rain lashes against the windows.
Specifically, people are searching for the ending of pig island. Anna mundow, the boston globe from edgar award winner and internationally bestselling author mo hayder, pig island is a riveting, disturbing thriller of religious fanatics, hoax debunkers, and the dark side of belief. Mo quit school when she was 15 to work at various jobs, including as a barmaid, security guard, filmmaker, club hostess, school administrator and second language english teacher. I have read mo hayders other book wolf and i loved it so much i should check out pig island. A born skeptic, journalist joe oakes believes everything has a rational explanation. After buying and reading the 2nd book first, the jack caffery characters behaviour in it doesnt good sense, so, i will be listening or reading the 2nd book. The plot and detail to every character and scene has been described in a. About the book from edgar award winner and internationally bestselling author mo hayder, pig island is a riveting, disturbing thriller of religious fanatics, hoax debunkers, and the dark side of belief. Some of mo hayder s other books tokyo, skin, birdman stayed with me for a long time due to the painstaking detail and grizzly features in her writing. March 2007 british mystery and thriller writer mo hayder the devil of nanking will please her growing body of fans with this latest novel, her fourth. Ive read all of them and probably liked pig island the least. She is the author of birdman, the treatment, which won the 2001 whsmith thumping good read award.
Mo hayder is an english author of crime thriller novels. It did, and the end is awesome, i m sad that this was the last book. Pig island is mo hayders fourth novel and her second standalone after 2004s tokyo. Mo hayder is a famous british author of the crime thriller novels, who is well known for writing her books based on the mystery and thriller genres. Hayder is subtle with her reveal at the end of the book, but if you read the last pages closely, its clear that angeline had been possessed by the. March 1, 2007 evil stalks the inhabitants of a remote scottish island in the bestselling british authors fourth inyourface thriller the devil of nanking, 2005, etc. Caffery is now a di in the mahor crime investigative unit based in bristol, and thus becomes instantly.
Pig island ebook by mo hayder 9781443400077 rakuten kobo. I thought it would be a perfect read by the pool on a sunlounger. The ending was a tad too obvious but then there was only really one way to end this book and the ending wouldnt have looked out of place in any b. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Pig island masterfully exposes not only the horror but also the human frailty at the storys core. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The ending was a tad too obvious but then there was only really one way to end this book and the ending wouldnt have looked out of place in. Ive never read anything by mo hayder before, but would do so in future, if nothing more then to see if she really can continue to write horror fiction like a man note to joe hill. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. At the start of hayder s profoundly creepy and creepily convincing thriller, hardbitten journalist joe oakes arrives on the west coast of scotland to visit a reclusive cult on remote pig island. On the basis of many i decided to read a novel by mo hayder and the.
With the redolent atmosphere of ian rankin and the spinechilling characters of thomas harris, mo hayders the devil of nanking, takes the reader on an electrifying literary ride from the palatial apartments of yakuza kingpins to deep inside the secret history of one of the twentieth centurys most brutal events. Startling and uncompromising, pig island confirms mo hayder as one of the. I was going to be back at the clinic by the end of the year. Want to know what happens at the end of pig island. She is particularly famous for the thriller novels in her only published novel series jack caffery. Hayders use of outre plots, settings and characters is both the strength of her.
The only other mo hayder book ive read was pig island, and it really creeped me out. Pig island was a dollar tree book purchase, and for the money it was well worth it. I also found it gross, though i cant remember exactly why and to be honest, i dont want to remember either. Saying that and although i did struggle with the pace at times i really did enjoy the book on the whole. Their confrontation, and its violent aftermath, is so catastrophic that it forces oakes to question the nature of eviland whether he might be responsible for the heinous crime about to unfold. Starting with her debut thriller, birdman, with its lurid depictions of the modus operandi of a surgically trained serial killer, hayder has always.
Pig island by mo hayder overdrive rakuten overdrive. After leaving school at fifteen, mo hayder worked as a barmaid, security guard, filmmaker, hostess in a tokyo club, educational administrator and teacher of english as a foreign language in asia. Shes the bravest writer i know karin slaughter mo hayder is the closest thing weve got to stephen king, which is close enough. In 2011, she received the crime writers association dagger in the library award. She was born on january 01, 1962 in essex, the united united kingdom. Mo hayders first novel, and the one she discusses here. Ive had a plea for help authors who write like mo hayder please. She has an ma in film from the american university in washington dc and. Wolf was my first mo hayder which was book 7 of the series and although it stands out as a brilliant book in its own right i need to know what happened before now. Mo hayder with a keen psychological insight, brilliant forensic and procedural detail, and a psychically wounded but charismatic lead investigator has written a first novel of raw intensity and deep understanding that will thrill the hearts of the most demanding readers of crime fiction. The novel is further flawed by more product placement than youll see in your.
Pig island is primarily set in a remote you guessed it island, just off the coast of. I went to the canary islands for a week of sun and relaxation and took her debut novel birdman 2000. Mo hayder has worked as a filmmaker, tokyo nightclub hostess, and english language teacher in asia. By turns thrilling and horrifying, gone follows the investigation of a brilliant and twisted carjacker with a disturbing game to play. Pig island by mo hayder meet your next favorite book. Journalist joe oakes makes a living exposing supernatural hoaxes, but when he visits a secretive religious cult on a remote scottish island, everything he thought he knew is overturned. Jack cafferys newest case seems like a routine carjacking, a crime hes seen plenty of times before. Pig island 2007 finalist 2008 barry award for best british novel we can identify the book were posting about and use the spoiler code to protect those who havent read them yet.
With this book the anticipation is there all the way through but seems to tie everything up in a neat bow at the end. The novel is nominally a thriller which mixes elements of the detective novel with more overt horror influences. She has an ma in creative writing from bath spa university, where she now teaches. I walked for more than five minutes, and must have been nearing the end of the gorge because i could hear the sea from beyond a bluff ahead of the fence. Pig island is home to the religious cult psychogenic healing ministries, whose. She worked as a barmaid, security guard, filmmaker, hostess in a tokyo club, educational administrator and teacher of english as a foreign language in asia. This book, arriving in the wake of its turgid predecessor pig island 2007, reintroduces burntout police detective jack caffery, whose sardonic presence lent powerful gravitas to hayders excellent first two novels.
Mo hayder booksfirst post safe, then spoilers book. At the start of hayders profoundly creepy and creepily convincing thriller. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards help sell. The only hayder ive read is pig island but my initial suggestions are val mcdermid tony hill series and based on what ive listened to so far sacrifice by s j bolton. Pig island masterfully exposes not only the horror but also the human frailty at the storys coreanna mundow, the boston globe at the start of hayders profoundly creepy and creepily convincing thriller, hardbitten journalist joe oakes arrives on the west coast of scotland to visit a. Id be willing to listen to another book narrated by damien goodwin, although i wouldnt seek him out specifically. She lives outside bath, uk with her significant other bob and her daughter.
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