Les Vacances by Phil Sloman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Phil Sloman is great at writing realistic characters and then doing unspeakable things to them. This novella is no exception to that rule: Frank and Elizabeth decide to go on holiday to France for a change. Their relationship is strained, especially from Elizabeth's point of view, but is also entirely believable. I won't go into the details of the story here, but I really enjoyed this novella. It is fast paced and by the end, horrific, just as all good (horror) novellas should be.

In short: Sloman is a great writer and if you've not read any of his stuff, then this would be a great place to start.



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