Elusive online investigative journalist Scott King investigates the
case of Arla Macleod, who bludgeoned her family to death, in
another episode of the chilling, award-winning Six Stories series.
'Bold, clever and genuinely chilling with a terrific twist that
provides an explosive final punch' Deidre O'Brien, Sunday Mirror 'A
genuine genre-bending debut' Carla McKay, Daily Mail 'Impeccably
crafted and gripping from start to finish' Doug Johnstone, The Big
Issue ________________ A family massacre A deluded murderess Five
witnesses Six stories Which one is true? One cold November night in
2014, in a small town in the north west of England, 21-year-old
Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, father and younger sister to
death with a hammer, in an unprovoked attack known as the Macleod
Massacre. Now incarcerated at a medium-security mental-health
institution, Arla will speak to no one but Scott King, an
investigative journalist, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an
internet sensation. King finds himself immersed in an increasingly
complex case, interviewing five witnesses and Arla herself, as he
questions whether Arla's responsibility for the massacre was a
diminished as her legal team made out. As he unpicks the stories,
he finds himself thrust into a world of deadly forbidden 'games',
online trolls, and the mysterious black-eyed kids, whose presence
seems to extend far beyond the delusions of a murderess... Dark,
chilling and gripping, Hydra is both a classic murder mystery and
an up-to-the-minute, startling thriller, that shines light in
places you may never, ever want to see again. ________________
Praise for the Six Stories series Matt Wesolowski brilliantly
depicts a desperate and disturbed corner of north-east England in
which paranoia reigns and goodness is thwarted ... an exceptional
storyteller' Andrew Michael Hurley 'Beautifully written, smart,
compassionate - and scary as hell. Matt Wesolowski is one of the
most exciting and original voices in crime fiction' Alex North
'Wonderfully horrifying ... the suspense crackles' James Oswald
'Original, inventive and dazzlingly clever' Fiona Cummins 'A
complex and subtle mystery, unfolding like dark origami to reveal
the black heart inside' Michael Marshall Smith 'Endlessly inventive
and with literary thrills a-plenty, Matt Wesolowski is boldly
carving his own uniquely dark niche in fiction' Benjamin Myers
'Disturbing, compelling and atmospheric, it will terrify and
enthral you in equal measure' M W Craven 'Readers of Kathleen
Barber's Are You Sleeping and fans of Ruth Ware will enjoy this
slim but compelling novel' Booklist 'A relentless and original work
of modern rural noir which beguiles and unnerves in equal measure.
Matt Wesolowski is a major talent' Eva Dolan 'The very epitome of a
must-read' Heat 'Haunting, horrifying, and heartrending. Fans of
Arthur Machen, whose unsettling tale The White People provides an
epigraph, will want to check this one out' Publishers Weekly 'For
those who like the book they curl up with in their favourite
slipper socks to generate a powerful sense of unease, and impel
them to check all doors are locked and as many lights turned on as
possible, Matt Wesolowski has just the formula to meet your
self-scaring needs... ' Strong Words
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