Pick of the Month [January 2020]

It's hard to believe the first month of 2020 is done and dusted. Not only did my country suffer horrendous heat and bush fire (some of which hit far too close for comfort), we celebrated Australia Day, flocked to some of the best beaches the world has to offer, and, as is this is a book blog - read lots of books. 

Personally, I read 13 books which is on par with what I averaged per month throughout last year - but it's not all about the numbers. Give me quality over quantity any day and lucky for me, I read some pretty great books to kick off 2020. 

No Sanctuary by Richard Laymon gets the nod as the pick of the month ahead of genre sharing Accursed by Paperbacks from Hell favorite Guy N Smith. 

No Sanctuary is suspenseful horror at its finest in which the omnipresent threat of danger ever lurks. 

From the blurb:

Rick would do anything for his girlfriend, Bert. He'd even spend his vacation in the wilderness with her, hiking the trails around Fern Lake, even though it's the last place on Earth he wants to be. But Rick would follow Bert to hell and back - which is just what he's about to do.

Gillian is on vacation too, but her pastimes are decidedly weirder than Rick and Bert's. She likes to break into people's homes and live there while they're away. Too bad for her she picked the home of a serial killer - a particularly nasty one who likes to take his victims out to the wilds of Fern Lake so he can have his fun without being interrupted. Rick and Bert have no idea how wild the wilderness can be. But they're about to find out. 

I strongly recommend pick this one up.