The Fog

Publisher details

Author
Brooke Hardwick
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Genre
Fiction
Released
04 September, 2024
ISBN
9781761421358

The Fog

Buy now

Retail partners

Synopsis

In this spine-chilling gothic thriller, a woman on the brink travels to a remote writers’ retreat to uncover the secrets of her past and lands herself in a deadly situation that could destroy her future.

Kate arrives on the wild, remote island of Rathlin in the freezing Irish Channel for a ten-day writers’ retreat. Plagued by memories she can’t unravel and desperate to understand the breakdown of her marriage, Kate is determined to leave the retreat with answers.

As the retreat’s director uses techniques that tap into the eerie mythology of the island, Kate becomes increasingly fascinated by him and her surrounds. But when the temperature plummets and the strange therapy intensifies, her memories unspool. Triggered into a series of disturbing flashbacks, Kate realises her past hides a frightening truth, but can she trust her own mind?

Faced with dark secrets and duplicity, Kate must unlock the answers she’s so desperate to find – and survive the danger she has unwittingly walked into.

Reviews

A Spine-Chilling and Gothic Thriller: Read an Extract from The Fog by Brooke Hardwick

Review | Extract

3 September 2024

A Spine-Chilling and Gothic Thriller: Read an Extract from The Fog by Brooke Hardwick

    Brooke Hardwick
    About the author

    Brooke Hardwick

    Born in tropical North Queensland, Brooke Hardwick graduated with a teaching degree and left to see the world. Since then, she’s lived and worked in England, Scotland and Hong Kong and is currently based in an ancient fort town shaped like a snowflake in the Netherlands. She is fascinated with the psychology of psychological thrillers and thinks there’s nothing more terrifying than human nature. When she isn’t writing, Brooke combs fields for shards of Delft pottery and reads thrillers until she’s too scared to sleep. The Fog is her debut novel.

    Books by Brooke Hardwick

    Related articles

    PODCAST: Victoria Purman on Journalism, Publishing and Vintage Books

    Podcast

    15 June 2026

    PODCAST: Victoria Purman on Journalism, Publishing and Vintage Books

      Q&A: Maya Linnell, Author of Sunrise at Sunny Cross Farm

      News | Author Related

      8 June 2026

      Q&A: Maya Linnell, Author of Sunrise at Sunny Cross Farm

        PODCAST: What Are You Reading? The App with Caroline Overington

        Podcast

        8 June 2026

        PODCAST: What Are You Reading? The App with Caroline Overington

          PODCAST: Francesca Albanese on War and Power

          Podcast

          1 June 2026

          PODCAST: Francesca Albanese on War and Power

            PODCAST: Dervla McTiernan on Ruthless Editing and Finding Home in Australia

            Podcast

            25 May 2026

            PODCAST: Dervla McTiernan on Ruthless Editing and Finding Home in Australia

              What Should You Read Next? Let WAYR? The App Decide

              News

              19 May 2026

              What Should You Read Next? Let WAYR? The App Decide

                The Best Podcast Episodes You’ll Find on WAYR? The App

                News | Events & Festivals

                19 May 2026

                The Best Podcast Episodes You’ll Find on WAYR? The App

                How to Download What Are You Reading? The App

                News

                19 May 2026

                How to Download What Are You Reading? The App

                PODCAST: Antoinette Lattouf on Books, Battles and Breaking Barriers

                Podcast

                18 May 2026

                PODCAST: Antoinette Lattouf on Books, Battles and Breaking Barriers

                  3 Reasons Why You Should Read The Farmer's Pyjamas by Ruth Paul

                  News

                  11 May 2026

                  3 Reasons Why You Should Read The Farmer's Pyjamas by Ruth Paul

                  COMMENTS

                  Leave a Reply

                  Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *