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In the wake of the Beast from the East" cold snap that ravaged the UK in 2018, a grisly discovery was made in a ruin on the Northumbrian coast. Twenty-four-year-old vlogger Elizabeth Barton had been barricaded inside what locals refer to as "The Vampire Tower', where she was later found frozen to death. Three young men, part of an alleged "cult," were convicted of this terrible crime, which they described as a "prank gone wrong." However, in the small town of Ergarth, questions have been show more raised about the nature of Elizabeth Barton's death and whether the three convicted youths were even responsible. Elusive online journalist Scott King speaks to six witnesses-people who knew both the victim and the three killers-to peer beneath the surface of the case. He uncovers whispers of a shocking online craze that held the young of Ergarth in its thrall and drove them to escalate a series of pranks in the name of internet fame. He hears of an abattoir on the edge of town, which held more than simple slaughter behind its walls, the tragic and chilling legend of the Ergarth Vampire. Both a compulsive, taut and terrifying thriller, and a bleak and distressing look at modern society's desperation for attention, Beast will unveil a darkness from which you may never return.". show lessTags
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Seductively dark and compulsively gritty, this is a glimpse into todays society and the social media obsessed generation.
Told in a series of podcasts it takes a cleverly unique way of story telling as it follows the narrator of these podcasts, Scott King, as he takes his own investigation to the small seaside town of Ergarth and the murder of local internet star, Elizabeth Barton. The body of Elizabeth was discovered locked inside a derelict building known to the locals as the vampire tower. Her assailants, three local lads, are currently serving their sentence for her murder, but not everyone is as convinced as the authorities that the right people are behind bars.
Each episode of his pod cast Scott King interviews some of the locals show more who knew the victim and her killers and who knew about the online craze that was rife at the time of her death.
Will his investigation lead him to the truth of what really happened that night or will it only result in creating more questions and speculations?
This is the fourth book in the Six Stories series but I wasn't aware of the previous books when I began this book but it read perfectly well as a stand-alone novel but now the first three have been added to my tbr pile!
With a small cast of memorable characters, a relatable small seaside town and its stark dig into the darker side of social media and the internet this will be one book that will appeal to a wide range of readers and leave everyone with pause for thought. show less
Told in a series of podcasts it takes a cleverly unique way of story telling as it follows the narrator of these podcasts, Scott King, as he takes his own investigation to the small seaside town of Ergarth and the murder of local internet star, Elizabeth Barton. The body of Elizabeth was discovered locked inside a derelict building known to the locals as the vampire tower. Her assailants, three local lads, are currently serving their sentence for her murder, but not everyone is as convinced as the authorities that the right people are behind bars.
Each episode of his pod cast Scott King interviews some of the locals show more who knew the victim and her killers and who knew about the online craze that was rife at the time of her death.
Will his investigation lead him to the truth of what really happened that night or will it only result in creating more questions and speculations?
This is the fourth book in the Six Stories series but I wasn't aware of the previous books when I began this book but it read perfectly well as a stand-alone novel but now the first three have been added to my tbr pile!
With a small cast of memorable characters, a relatable small seaside town and its stark dig into the darker side of social media and the internet this will be one book that will appeal to a wide range of readers and leave everyone with pause for thought. show less
The format and structure of these books really works for me, but the stories themselves are getting less and less plausible. I need to be able to buy the story for the book to really work, and here I had to suspend my disbelief a lot more than I should have had to in a book that is not actually paranormal. The biggest issue was the fact that I just don't really see this happening in the world I live in. It was too convoluted and try hard, and the ending left me extremely dissatisfied. However, 90% of the book I really did enjoy myself, so I'll go with a generous 4 stars.
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- Canonical title
- Beast
- Original publication date
- 2019
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