The Boat House
The Boat House by Stephen Gallagher is a new edition published by Brooligan Press in 2017, featuring 316 pages in English. This work presents a dark love story intertwined with a disturbing tale of a divided soul, set against the backdrop of the days leading to the fall of the Soviet empire. The narrative follows Alina Petrovna, a young woman with a deadly secret who arrives in the tranquil resort town of Three Oaks Bay, where her presence begins to disrupt the calm.
Readers will find a complex exploration of mystery and the supernatural as Alina’s enigmatic nature unfolds, particularly through her interactions with Pete McCarthy, a boatyard worker who offers her shelter. As the story progresses, the tension escalates with a series of mysterious drownings, deepening the intrigue surrounding Alina’s past. This edition invites readers into a richly layered narrative that balances elements of fiction, mystery, and the occult, making it a thought-provoking read.
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“An elegant stylist, a shrewd psychologist… …and a powerful storyteller with enormous range and depth” Ed Gorman
A dark love story, and a disturbing tale of a divided soul.
In the days leading to the fall of the Soviet empire, a young woman with a deadly secret slips unnoticed into the West. And when Alina Petrovna first appears in Three Oaks Bay it’s clear that her frail, luminous beauty is likely to cause some ripples in the surface calm of the peaceful resort town.
For Pete McCarthy, the boatyard worker who gives her shelter, she’s an enigma. A complex, well-meaning young woman with a difficult past. Someone whose mystery deepens as the season gets under way, and the deaths by drowning begin…
“Gallagher handles the balance between mundane reality and stomach-turning horror with reassurance and offers a nicely twisted ending to boot. Highly recommended” Nigel Kendall, Time Out
“A master of pace and suspense, Gallagher has the dark, neon-splashed imagination of a true original” Glasgow Evening Times
“Perhaps the finest contemporary British thriller writer” GQ
“Stephen Gallagher has carved a highly individual niche with his distinctly psychological approach to the genre… The Boat House is a richly layered and absorbing story” Yorkshire Evening Post
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