Lucretia Grindle: The Nightspinners

By MICHELE HEWITSON

Nightspinners is that rare thing: a really frightening read. Marina and Susannah are mirror-image twin sisters. When Marina is murdered, the last thing Susannah hears from her sister is a scream inside her head. It turns out Marina was being stalked and now, in a mirror-image sequence of events, exactly the same things are happening to Susannah. Nasty stuff, but redeemed somewhat by some very good characterisation and good writing.

* Pan, $21.95