S. K. Tremayne is a pen name used by British writer and journalist Sean Thomas for psychological thrillers in which isolated places and uncertain perception drive the suspense. The Ice Twins follows Sarah and Angus Moorcroft after the death of one of their identical twin daughters; when the surviving child claims she is actually the sister believed dead, the family’s move to a remote Scottish island becomes increasingly disturbing. The Fire Child uses a Cornish estate and a troubled child to create similar uncertainty about family history, while The Assistant turns towards smart-home technology and digital surveillance. Tremayne’s prose is fast, atmospheric and twist-led, with domestic relationships carrying as much tension as the setting. The books sit within psychological thriller, domestic suspense and Gothic-leaning mystery. The Ice Twins most clearly establishes the pen name’s focus on identity, grief and threatening landscapes. Read more Less
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