A Haunting in the Arctic – The chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author of The Lighthouse Witches

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In 1901, a woman wakes aboard the Ormen, a whaling ship forcing its way through Arctic seas. She has been taken there against her will, trapped among men who believe she owes them something vital to their survival. The ocean offers no escape, only cold, darkness, and the slow tightening of fear.

Decades later, the Ormen is discovered adrift and abandoned. One body remains, marked by violence, sealed inside a locked cabin. The rest of the crew has vanished, leaving behind a mystery that refuses to settle.

In the present day, urban explorer Dominique travels to the northern edge of Iceland, drawn by the wreck’s last known location. The landscape is bleak and near lightless, a place where history feels close to the surface. As Dominique searches for answers, the past begins to press back. What happened on the Ormen is not finished, and the Arctic has a long memory.

A Haunting in the Arctic is an atmospheric novel of isolation, buried crimes, and the cost of disturbing what was meant to remain lost.