THE LOST VILLAGE

Narrator Angela Dawe raises the stakes in this atmospheric horror novel. Sixty years ago, 900 people of the Silverjarn village in Sweden disappeared--except for a woman and a baby. Filmmaker Alice Lindstedt, who aims to solve the puzzle, recruits a team to produce a film about the "lost village." But they all get more than they bargained for. Dawe's storytelling is superb. She does an excellent job of slowly unraveling the mystery behind Silverjarn, heightening the fear factor. Her varying pacing amps up the suspense, and her flexible voice breathes life into the multitude of characters, regardless of gender and age. Horror listeners will be on the edge of their seats. A.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2021]