By Nick Cutter
Horror
When the scouts of Troop 52 and their Scoutmaster head off to Falstaff Island for a few days of camping, hiking and survival lessons, they have absolutely no idea of the horror that awaits. A starving, emaciated man staggers into camp pleading for food, but he's not just hungry; he's sick. VERY sick. The uninvited visitor poses a terrifying risk that will test the troop beyond anything they've ever encountered. Who will live and who will die?. . .
Having read author Nick Cutter's amazingly creepy book The Deep a couple of years ago, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get stuck into his earlier novel, The Troop. And what a scary ride it was! I kept imagining myself stranded on the island with those things wriggling inside me, eek!
Although the pace started off slowly, once it got going I was hooked. The scouts' backstories, although interesting, felt a little contrived but not to the extent that anything was taken away from the story. It really was a damn fine frightening read and one I highly recommend.
Book Source: Purchased copy
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Headline (5th June 2014)
ISBN-13: 978-1472206244
The Blurb
For the scouts of Troop 52, three days of camping, hiking and survival lessons on Falstaff Island is as close as they'll get to a proper holiday.
Which was when he saw it.
But when an emaciated figure stumbles into their camp asking for food, the trip takes a horrifying turn. The man is not just hungry, he's sick. Sick in a way they have never seen before.
Which was when he screamed.
Cut off from the mainland, the troop face a terror far worse than anything they could have made up around a campfire. To survive they will have to fight their fears, the elements...and eventually each other.
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