Albert Sánchez Piñol - Cold Skin

A young Irish man accepts a job on a tiny, remote island as a meteorologist. When he arrives, the only inhabitant and his predecessor don't come to greet him. But not just that he wasn't there when he arrived, also he is nowhere to be found.

Cold skin is a unique novel, and it is a clever mix of horror, mystery, and fantasy. And it also explores human behavior and mentality.

“We are never very far from those we hate. For this very reason, we shall never be truly close to those we love.”

Book info:

• pages: 240
  
• year: 2002
  
• Goodreads rating: 3,68
• Literary awards:
• Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2003)