- Hardcover: 276 pages
- Publisher: Subterranean Press; Sgd Ltd edition (December 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1596060174
- ISBN-13: 978-1596060173
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 581 g
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From Publishers Weekly
In Gallagher's white-knuckle thriller, his first full-length novel since Red, Red Robin (1995), several experimental drugs have been pilfered from a North Carolina research lab and suspicion points to employee Rachel Young. Manager John Bishop investigates the theft to preserve the facility's reputation for security, but he has another motive: the day before, his troubled teenage daughter committed suicide, and some inexplicable experiences since hint that her influence is compelling his involvement. Whether John's experiences are truly supernatural or merely guilt-fueled fantasies is never clear, and Gallagher uses the tension this creates to masterfully propel his story forward to a harrowing finale. Gallagher's hard-boiled style is pitch perfect for the tale's grim events, but he leavens it with dislocating moments of powerful emotion that draw the reader irresistibly to the characters. The novel packs a wallop that should make an impact on fans of both suspense and horror fiction.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Gallagher is back with a belter of a book, April 18 2006
By Graeme Hurry - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Spirit Box (Hardcover)
I must admit to being a fan of Gallagher's work since Valley of Lights came out. It has been a long time since his last novel, but I think it was well worth the wait. Although slimmer than many of his later books, this serves to focus the intense emotions invoked in the reader. Certainly there is suspense, as in all of his books, but in this volume, more than some others there is the panic of being up against the clock.
This book is well worth seeking out for its adrenalin fuelled chills.
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3 1/2 stars, Jan 3 2006
By Konrad Kern - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Spirit Box (Hardcover)
This isn't what I would call a white knuckle thriller as mentioned by PW, though it was a solid effort. It seemed to drag on at times and was a little wordy, and it just didn't have that 'ooomph' I'm used to in a good thriller. I thought the cover to be very misleading too. I would have never looked at this book in the book store (I read the review in PW and got it from the library.) because the cover--which looks like it might be a spiritual story of a modern day tribe--doesn't give a hint that this might be a thriller at all. Well it's an average thriller at best so your better off getting it at your local library.
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