The novel was published by Damnation Books in September 2015.
The idea came from a short story I had published many years ago, about a young woman who was forced to take part in fights to the death for a paying audience. She became addicted to the adrenaline, and started to enjoy the killing.
'Snuff' was only the second novel I wrote. It's taken a long while to get into print, mainly because it is very brutal and I wanted to make sure the violence was all in context, and not gratuitous. I took a lot of redrafting before it was at a level I was happy with. I'm also delighted Damnation Books agreed to take the story on, because I was confident Kim and colleagues would respect what I was trying to do with it.
Here's the buy link.
And here's the blurb:
Archaeologist Shauna Hegarty is looking forward to a working holiday in the Scottish Highlands, but events take a serious when Shauna and her friend Tessa are kidnapped by violent thugs while exploring underground. Their nightmare has only just started – the gang makes money by forcing women to kill each other for an audience. The prospect terrifies Shauna, until she is forced into the ‘arena’ with another woman. Then she has to come to terms with a terrifying concept of enjoying the killing.
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