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The Boat House
The familiar world is shattered when two teenaged lovers are found drowned in the lake, followed by a bizarre outbreak of lakeside deaths. Pete begins to suspect that the answer lies in Alina's past, among the shadows of a Russian prison hospital. The author also wrote "Chimera" and "Rain".
- GenresHorror
336 pages, Paperback
First published March 31, 1991
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About the author
Stephen Gallagher
154 books135 followersStoker and World Fantasy Award nominee, winner of British Fantasy and International Horror Guild Awards for his short fiction, Stephen Gallagher has a career both as a novelist and as a creator of primetime miniseries and episodic television. His fifteen novels include Chimera, Oktober, Valley of Lights and Nightmare, with Angel. He's the creator of Sebastian Becker, Special Investigator to the Lord Chancellor's Visitor in Lunacy, in a series of novels that includes The Kingdom of Bones, The Bedlam Detective, and The Authentic William James. In his native England he's adapted and created hour-long and feature-length thrillers and crime dramas. In the US he was lead writer on NBC's Crusoe, creator of CBS Television's Eleventh Hour, and Co-Executive Producer on ABC's The Forgotten. Recent screen credits include an award-winning Silent Witness and Stan Lee's Lucky Man.
He began his TV career as a writer on two seasons of Doctor Who, and wrote two novelizations of his stories under the pseudonym John Lydecker.
** Photo by Lisa Bowerman **
He began his TV career as a writer on two seasons of Doctor Who, and wrote two novelizations of his stories under the pseudonym John Lydecker.
** Photo by Lisa Bowerman **
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June 7, 2018
Finely written chiller
Nice to see Stephen Gallagher's The Boat House given a new release with this, The Brooligan Press edition ebook and paperback. One of the UK's finest chiller writers, Gallagher seamlessly marries fine, stylish writing with the storyteller's art of keeping the reader turning (or swiping) the pages. It is as true in this supernatural-tinged tale as it is true of his straight thrillers.
With a fine eye for detail, a wry sense of humour, and prose that matches the best of John le Carre (while focusing on real blue-collar characters rather than le Carre's chummy old public schoolboys), Gallagher deftly brings to life his Lake District-set novel, floats a mystery before our eyes, and conjures a little folklore to bring a sense of wonder - and dread - to make sure every page is turned, every heart palpitated, and every reader satisfied.
One of his finest supernatural -tinged works, and one of my favourites, The Boat House is highly recommended.
Nice to see Stephen Gallagher's The Boat House given a new release with this, The Brooligan Press edition ebook and paperback. One of the UK's finest chiller writers, Gallagher seamlessly marries fine, stylish writing with the storyteller's art of keeping the reader turning (or swiping) the pages. It is as true in this supernatural-tinged tale as it is true of his straight thrillers.
With a fine eye for detail, a wry sense of humour, and prose that matches the best of John le Carre (while focusing on real blue-collar characters rather than le Carre's chummy old public schoolboys), Gallagher deftly brings to life his Lake District-set novel, floats a mystery before our eyes, and conjures a little folklore to bring a sense of wonder - and dread - to make sure every page is turned, every heart palpitated, and every reader satisfied.
One of his finest supernatural -tinged works, and one of my favourites, The Boat House is highly recommended.
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