In Lois Murphy’s atmospheric debut, Soon (Titan, £7.99), something very strange is happening in the remote Western Australia township of Nebulah. It was once a thriving mining town, but now its population has been reduced to 500. One day a convoy of grey vehicles arrives, only to mysteriously vanish. They are followed by a creeping mist haunted by the ghosts of the town’s dead; citizens who venture outside in darkness are taken by the mist, never to be seen again. Soon the population of Nebulah stands at a mere six benighted souls, the derelict and downtrodden, who have their own reasons to remain. Narrated by Pete McIntosh, a flawed but likable washed-up ex-cop, this story of low-key horror and creeping paranoia follows the fate of the last half dozen to its devastating climax. Winner of the prestigious Australian Aurealis award for the best horror novel of 2017, Soon is a penetrating psychological study of desperate characters existing on the edge of society, and their struggle to retain a semblance of humanity in the face of an unknown terror.
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