Chilling reads for a hot hot summer....

A summer like this with sweltering temperatures across Europe calls for icy chills courtesy of some of your favorite writers.

Click on the victim above for a selection of : "Books that have profoundly scared me when I read them — made me want to sleep with the light on, made the neck hairs prickle and the goose bumps march".

- straight from the pages of The New York Times Book section.

Happy reading!