Friday, October 30, 2020

Six of the most haunting settings in crime fiction

Max Seeck devotes his time to writing professionally. An avid reader of Nordic noir for personal pleasure, he listens to film scores as he writes. His accolades include the Finnish Whodunit Society’s Debut Thriller of the Year Award 2016.

Seeck's new novel is The Witch Hunter.

At CrimeReads, he tagged six of his favorite haunting settings in crime fiction, including:
Shattered, Dean Koontz

Newly married Alex is driving with Colin—his stepson—from Philadelphia to San Francisco. What at first feels like a fun roadtrip, a chance to spend some quality time with one another, soon turns into a nightmare. They are followed by a bitter psychopath who wants to make sure Alex never gets to start his new life in the Golden city. Now, the events of this novel mainly take place in Alex’s van, on the road. And that’s the beauty of it. We have the long empty road and the threatening headlights in the rear view mirror. Simple and effective.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue