Wrong Time, Wrong Place by Simon Kernick
GENRE Quick read. Thriller. Crime. Horror. Slasher. FIRST PUBLISHED 2013, Arrow Books THEMES Woods. Friends. Survival. Murder. Sex trafficking. Crime. READING TIME One hour, 30 minutes (approx) BORROWED Cantley Library, Doncaster PLOT A group of friends are holidaying in a remote woodland area of Scotland. During a hiking tour they find a young woman, naked and terrified, unable to speak English. Half of the group want to help her, half don't. It's difficult to say more without spoilers. MY REFLECTIONS This is my first Kenrick read and the first thing that struck me was the fast pace of the writing - it's a quick read, and a thriller, so that's a positive. If you're looking for a horrific adrenaline ride that gets straight into the action and doesn't let up, you'll probably appreciate this. It made me think of a typical American slasher film, so much so that I kept imagining the dialogue between the friends in American accents, which they aren't. The...