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The Lost Village by Camilla Sten

 

 

 

About The Lost Village:

 

The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, an electrifying new voice in suspense.

Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” since she was a little girl. In 1959, her grandmother’s entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left—a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn—have plagued her. She’s gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened.

But there will be no turning back.

Not long after they’ve set up camp, mysterious things begin to happen. Equipment is destroyed. People go missing. As doubt breeds fear and their very minds begin to crack, one thing becomes startlingly clear to Alice:

They are not alone.

They’re looking for the truth…
But what if it finds them first?

 

 

Praise for The Lost Village:

 

“THE LOST VILLAGE draws you in with its spooky premise–the disappearance of an entire town–but great atmospherics and unexpected twists keep you turning the pages. For fans of haunted reality TV shows, Scandinavian thrillers, and all things relentlessly creepy.”
– Alma Katsu, author of The Deep and The Hunger

“Very atmospheric and engaging mystery from a new and exciting voice in Scandinavian crime. The reader is drawn into a unique setting from page one and it is impossible to stop reading.”
– Ragnar Jonasson, author of The Island

“An enthralling and claustrophobic read. Camilla Sten has written a lurid thriller that will send shivers down your spine.”
– M.T. Edvardsson, author of A Nearly Normal Family

“This gripping psychological thriller is sure to please fans of Shirley Jackson and cinema verité–styled horror.”
– Publishers Weekly

“Very hard to put down…delivers maximum dread with remarkable restraint, and as the situation goes from bad to worse to terrifying, readers will revel in the chills.”
– Booklist

 

 

Reviewed by Lou Pendergrast on 02 March 2021