The Fog

She came to the island for answers. Instead, she uncovered a terrifying secret, and someone will do anything to keep it buried.

Kate arrives on the remote Irish island of Rathlin desperate for a fresh start.

Her marriage has collapsed, her memories are fragmented, and she hopes a ten-day writers’ retreat will help her make sense of the life she feels slipping away.

But Rathlin is a place of ancient myths, wild landscapes, and dark secrets.

As the retreat’s charismatic director leads increasingly unsettling exercises inspired by the island’s folklore, Kate finds herself drawn deeper into a world where reality and memory begin to blur. Strange visions, disturbing flashbacks, and long-buried fears surface with terrifying intensity.

Then Kate discovers that the answers she has been searching for may be connected to a shocking truth hidden in her past.

But as the island closes in around her and danger mounts, she begins to question everything—including her own mind.

Can Kate uncover the truth before it destroys her?

Atmospheric, suspenseful, and impossible to put down, this gothic psychological thriller is filled with secrets, obsession, unreliable memories, and breathtaking twists. Perfect for fans of The Sanatorium, The Silent Patient, and Mexican Gothic.

‘An eerily atmospheric debut.’ Anna Downes, author of Red River Road

‘... will keep you on edge until the very last page.’ Petronella McGovern, author of The Last Trace

‘A mind-bending gut punch of a novel.’ Dinuka McKenzie, author of Taken

'A disorientating Gothic novel and an intense psychological thriller with a startling conclusion.' Books+Publishing