A Haunting in the Arctic

C.J. Cooke's latest chilling tale, The Book of Witching, is available to buy now. It is a longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and follows a woman who awakens on board a whaling ship in the North Sea and is attacked and dragged there against her will. Decades later, the Ormen is found drifting across the ocean, deserted, and Dominique travels into the near-permanent darkness of the northernmost tip of Iceland to uncover its secrets. Something is here with her, and it is seeking revenge.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

C.J. Cooke's latest chilling tale, "The Book of Witching," is now available for purchase! Set in the unforgiving North Sea, this novel follows a woman who awakens on board a whaling ship, attacked and dragged there against her will. Decades later, the Ormen is found drifting across the ocean, deserted, with only one body left on board, his face and feet mutilated, and his cabin locked from the inside. Urban explorer Dominique travels into the near-permanent darkness of the northernmost tip of Iceland, searching for the final resting place of the Ormens wreck and determined to uncover its secrets. But she's not alone. Something is here with her, and it's seeking revenge. "Rich, chilling, and gorgeously gothic," "A Haunting in the Arctic" is the kind of enchanting, terrifying mystery that I just adore," says Chris Whitaker. "Cooke delivers yet another spine-chilling treat in this lushly imagined, terrifying novel," says Emilia Hart, bestselling author of "Weyward." "Mesmerising and terrifying, this is a powerful story lovingly told," says Lisa Ballantyne.

Weight: 260g
Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008515997