Island of the Dolls: A Gripping Suspense Thriller of Terror and Survival (World's Scariest Places Book 4)

Name: Island of the Dolls: A Gripping Suspense Thriller of Terror and Survival (World's Scariest Places Book 4)
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Rating: 4.4 (2446 reviews)
Author: Jeremy Bates

by Jeremy Bates

Thriller Horror

4.4 (2,446)

4.4 stars from 2,446 reviews. Top 76% of Thriller books we track.

325 pages~5.4 hr readPublished by Ghillinnein BooksPublished 2016-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy locked-room thrillers where characters turn on each other as fast as the body count rises.
You want horror grounded in a real location (Isla de las Munecas exists) with credible scares rather than supernatural hand-waving.
You've read Stephen King or Dean Koontz and want that same relentless pacing without waiting for the next release.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer supernatural horror where the threat is explicitly magical or demonic rather than human evil amplified by isolation.
You need your protagonists to be likeable from page one; character flaws drive much of the conflict here.
You want quiet, atmospheric dread over graphic violence and visceral set pieces.

About this book

Island of the Dolls is set on Isla de las Munecas, a reportedly haunted island within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City. The island is infested with thousands of decrepit dolls. While filming a television documentary on the island, several friends discover a brutal murder. Fear and paranoia cause them to turn against one another as an unknown killer stalks them through the longest night of their lives. This standalone horror novel features dark pacing and spine-chilling storytelling, with shocking twists and macabre turns. The book is a Foreword Indies Book of the Year winner.

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