There is a great plot here, but the leading character was so annoying that it detracted from my enjoyment. When their popular doctor was killed on a field trip due to faulty equipment, blame and suspicion disrupted group dynamics, and the growing tension is tangible. Boredom and loneliness can lead to emotional problems and personal rivalries, and strife when not carrying out their duties. I assume the research station was inland as the area was devoid of wildlife. Penguins, sea lions, etc., would have relieved the monotony and given the workers some diversion and amusement.

The story opens with Kate, our main character and a medical doctor, arriving at a research station in the Antarctic. She has her own reasons for taking the remote job and steps at short notice into a role recently held by a doctor who died in an accident on the ice. As the team shrinks down to core staff for the winter, only 13 people remain at the facility, When that number becomes 12, Kate begins to question whether the death is part of a bigger picture. Not knowing who she can trust, she begins a dangerous investigation…The Dark, Emma Haughton’s chilling new thriller for adults, will be published by Hodder in August 2021.

The kind of heart-pounding, sleep-stealingread that you want to recommend to everyone you meet. An absolutely thrilling book’ – CASS GREEN In the most inhospitable environment on earth – cut off from the rest of the world – there’s a killer on the loose. Unbeknownst to Kate there are many secrets simmering within the team just waiting for someone to dish them out and expose information that could bring about some serious repercussions and Kate just can't seem to leave well enough alone. There will be several, long months of total darkness to come and while Kate has get another secret (crippling,fear of the dark), she will discover that some of the secrets others are hiding could possibly bring about some seriously, dangerous situations and even possible, suspicious deaths, and if Kate doesn't stop her investigating and invasive snooping, she might find herself very much, alone in the dark while thinking she is safe from any predators, yet an unscrupulous and cold-blooded killer is only steps away watching Kate's every move in " The Dark"". Emma Haughton writes a thriller set in the vast unforgiving, desolate landscape of the Antarctic, beautiful but hostile. particularly in the winter months when the dark descends on the region. It is 2021, the flawed A&E Dr Kate North is left traumatised and broken after a personal tragedy, struggling to cope, so when she is offered the opportunity of becoming a relief medic on an Antarctic research station looking after a 12 member team, she jumps at the chance, becoming the 13th team member. However, whether she is really in a position to fulfill the duties required, given the current state of her mental health, in such a remote and bleak location, cut off from the world for the winter months is not something she considered, and neither, suprisingly, do those who recruit her for such a challenging position. Kate North is a doctor struggling with drug addiction after a horrific car accident took the life of her fiance and almost ended hers.When she joins a camp in Antartica as a replacement doctor, she finds the crew mostly friendly, but the death of a former colleague has foreshadowed the atmosphere and led to increased tension and anxiety among the staff.