You won't have nightmares...because you won't be able to sleep Investigative journalist Joe Oaks is on the trail of a strange creature caught on some amateur film footage: a figure so deformed it can hardly be human. Recently arrived on the remote Scottish island where it was sighted, he is determined to expose the creature as the religious hoax it so obviously must be. But his confrontation, and its violent and bloody aftermath, is so catastrophic that it forces him to question the nature of evil, and whether he might not be responsible for the terrible crimes about to unfold.
"The most terrifying thriller you'll read all year."
--Karin Slaughter--
"Savage...Taps into the current fascination with all things supernatural and questions our assumptions about a number of subjects, from faith healing to cultish religious groups and society's definition of evil."
--The New York Times Book Review-
"Another astonishing mutation of the crime thriller...Hayder masterfully exposes not only the horror but also the human frailty at the story's core."
--The Boston Globe--