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David Sodergren

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Born

in Edinburgh

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Horror, Thriller, Suspense

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David Sodergren lives in Scotland with his wife Heather and his best friend, Boris the Pug.

Growing up, he was the kind of kid who collected rubber skeletons and lived for horror movies. Not much has changed since then.

Since the publication of his first novel, The Forgotten Island, he has written and published a further eight novels, including the gore-soaked folk-horror Maggie's Grave and the romantic and disturbing The Haar.

You can follow David on Twitter and Instagram.

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THE FORGOTTEN ISLAND

“A blood-drenched love letter to Lovecraft, handled with impressive authority and confidence." James Fahy, author of The Changeling series 

NIGHT SHOOT

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	The Haar 4.13 avg rating — 10,644 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maggie's Grave 4.05 avg rating — 7,386 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forgotten Island 3.88 avg rating — 2,789 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Shoot 3.81 avg rating — 1,985 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rotten Tommy 4.02 avg rating — 976 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Perfect Victim 3.96 avg rating — 551 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satan's Burnouts Must Die! 4.05 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And by God's Hand You Shall Die 4.01 avg rating — 533 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Navajo Nightmare by David Sodergren (Goodreads Author), Steve Stred (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 455 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Sodergren and 4 other people liked Sarah's review of Summer of the Monsters: "unlike the author, i am unfortunately not good with words but i was lucky enough to be able to read this book before it's official release and it absolutely did not disappoint! i couldn't put it down, every page was filled with suspense and emotion, " Read more of this review »
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Hello everybody, Summer of the Monsters is my latest horror novel. Is it a tender coming-of-age story? Or a brutal creature feature? Well, why can't it be both! I hope you enjoy it. Out December 5th 2024. ...more
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David Sodergren answered Anissa Branco's question: Are there any audiobooks in the works for your books? I've listened to The Haar on Audible and I just downloaded Chilling to listen to Maggie's Grave, but I haven't found any others. Thanks! Hello, there are more coming, though the ink is still drying on the contracts so I can't announce which ones yet!
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I read an ARC, and also wrote the introduction to this book. LJ Dougherty, writer of the fantastic Woodhaven, delivers again with a horror mystery that genuinely feels like a lost 1970s giallo. It made me want to go and revisit some of my favourites ...more
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David Sodergren is on page 120 of 407 of The Best of Richard Matheson: Kinda slow start, but some of these short stories are among the finest I’ve ever read. The Best of Richard Matheson by Richard Matheson progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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David Sodergren made a comment on his review of The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) " I’m not sure I could write a proper cosy mystery, but my next book is about as close as I think I’ll ever get, albeit with monsters. "
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The best book I’ve read in a long time. Funny, sweet, sad, and with a delightfully clever mystery that piles twist upon twist. Also the most quintessentially English book I’ve ever read, with humour that must be frequently impenetrable to anyone who ...more
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“There is a God, thought Aaron, and then the creature yanked hard on his skin and turned him inside out like a revolting fleshy pillowcase.”
― David Sodergren, The Haar

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“Never at night, though. Things are different at night, when the sun goes down and the spirits come out.”
― David Sodergren, Maggie's Grave

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“But before I go, I want you to promise me something.” She didn’t wait for him to agree. “If you love someone, tell them. Tell them every day. Never let them forget. And if they go away for a while, never forget them. They can come back, Jack. They can come back.”
― David Sodergren, The Haar

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