‘Beautiful, amazing, mesmerising’ ALAN CUMMING ‘Beautiful, amazing, mesmerising’ ALAN CUMMING A MISSING PERSON MYSTERY LIKE NO OTHER I am not gone. Mum is not gone. We are here. We are hidden. A father who is trying to rescue his lost wife. Their child, desperately searching the wild forests and dangerous mountains of the Scottish Highlands, not knowing what’s out there. An abandoned cottage in the remote wilderness, filled with thousands of confusing, terrifying handwritten notes. And a dark, looming voice who threatens to destroy everything… - ‘This hallucinatory debut will grab you’ DAMIAN BARR ‘A dark and atmospheric masterpiece’ VIKKI PATIS-Perfect for fans of Pine and The Loney, Fray announces an electrifying new voice in literary fiction- BOOKSELLERS RECOMMEND FRAY ‘Fray was so much more than I expected. It is beautifully written, you could sit back and sip it like a good wine … I was so caught up in it I couldn't face putting it down … Most certainly recommended, this is a very accomplished debut’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fray is an exceptional and haunting debut, very reminiscent of the work of Max Porter … I absolutely loved it. Chris Carse Wilson is a highly talented writer and Fray is filled with passages that resonated deeply with me’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fray is a missing-person mystery like no other. Set in the menacing Scottish highland wilderness, it follows a lone, nameless narrator who is reeling from their mother’s death and father’s subsequent disappearance. While searching for the father, we stumble instead upon a remote, abandoned cottage filled with thousands of confusing notes in the father’s handwriting. One of these leaves the narrator terrified: I am not gone. Mum is not gone. We are here. We are hidden. As we delve deeper and deeper into these eerie messages, another voice bleeds into the story: a strange, dark and overwhelming voice that threatens everything… Perfect for fans of Pine and The Loney ‘Beautiful, amazing, completely mesmerising. I felt like I was inside the character’s head. Fray is right up there for me with other first person books like The Catcher in the Rye and Janice Galloway’s The Trick is to Keep Breathing’ ALAN CUMMING ‘Mind-alteringly beautiful writing’ KIRSTIN INNES ‘Eerie and ethereal, Fray is an unsettling quest in the unforgiving Scottish highlands – utterly spellbinding’ MARION TODD ‘Writing as vivid and visceral as walking into a blizzard. In Chris Carse Wilson's hands it's as though the alphabet is a creature that has barely been tamed’ IAN McMILLAN ‘Grief is the everyday devil, and in this hallucinatory debut it grabs us by the hand. Is there a mystery to solve? Or is it the real mystery that any of us manage to go on living in the face of grief?’ DAMIAN BARR ‘Fray is a haunting, insightful literary story quite unlike anything I've ever read. It is a tale of family, tragedy, and loneliness set against the evocative backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, written with a unique flair and style. A dark and atmospheric masterpiece’ VIKKI PATIS ‘Chilling and very original … I couldn't put it down' SIMON McCLEAVE ‘Fray is a totally original novel and I loved it for that. It's mysterious, intriguing and thought-provoking. A dangerous journey that throws up lots of surprises. The writing is awe-inspiring and I very much look forward to the author's next book’ ALEX PINE ‘Chris Carse Wilson has that deftness of touch that will scare you witless but keep you coming back for more and more’ JONATHAN WHITELAW ‘An intensely atmospheric literary suspense novel … [that] carries a viscerally moving message about grief and mental health’ NATASHA ONWUEMEZI, BOOKSELLER *APRIL CATEGORY HIGHLIGHTS* The haunting and mysterious new literary suspense novel of 2023, for fans of bestsellers THE LONEY and PINE Chris Carse Wilson is an author and lifelong runner who uses exercise and nature to manage his mental health. Chris was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 40 and is a passionate advocate for mental health awareness. He lives in Dundee, where he was part of the team who created V&A Dundee, Scotland’s design museum. The haunting and mysterious new literary suspense novel of 2023, for fans of bestsellers THE LONEY and PINE • An intensely atmospheric literary suspense novel, in which an unnamed narrator looks for their missing father while trying not to lose themselves in the remote, menacing and disorienting Highlands wilderness • An electrifying new voice in fiction and PR expert, Chris Carse Wilson is Communications Manager at V&A Dundee • Based on the author’s personal experience of mental health issues, the novel carries a universal and viscerally moving message about grief and mental health • Perfect for fans of Francine Toon, Andrew Michael Hurley and Stephen King Competition: The Shining;The Loney;Pine;Reservoir 13. Stephen King;Andrew Michael Hurley;Francine Toon;Jon McGregor
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