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Offshore Kindle Edition

4.1 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

Eight men & one woman are assigned to Falcon Bravo, a decommissioned oil rig 250 miles out in the North Sea. While undertaking routine maintenance an entity on the sub-level is exposed. Salvation comes in the form of an unsuspecting crew member who provides the creature with its first proper meal - himself.

When caught in the act of feeding on a crew member, Euterich knows the game is up, and it is only a matter of time before he is eliminated. Now the demonic shapeshifter has only one desperate objective in mind, to perpetuate his kind while he still can. He needs to get the body count down to one man and one woman, but is that one man human?

Offshore - it is isolation, thrilling and visceral tension, and a place where no escape is possible.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ULV1S4U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wild Wolf Publishing
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 11, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.8 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 436 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
    I have long been a fan of this author's writing when penning her Romance novels and Psychological dramas under her own name of Jillian Brookes-Ward.

    To say I was curious and interested to read this novel a Horror/Thriller under the name of her alto-ego Lucy Pepperdine would be more than accurate.

    I enjoyed Jillian's Romance work and marveled at her insight and empathy for the very human needs that drive us all.

    I wondered how she would handle a genre so far removed from those emotions, and found to my real pleasure that the transition incorporated all those feelings and more.

    To say this book is a horror/thriller would be a major understatement.

    The author has taken the classic theme of `Isolation' and added new dimensions of fear.

    I made the mistake of reading it whilst I was alone in the house, with the wind blowing a gale outside. By books end I was jumping at the scrape of branches on the metal roof; a common sound that normally doesn't bother me at all.

    Author Lucy Pepperdine has crafted this novel beautifully.

    Each character is pivotal to the plot; an essential link in the chain of unanticipated events. The author has a gift of putting the flesh on the bones (And removing it) of the Nine major players the book offers us.

    Nine people ... eight men ... and one woman, in an otherwise seemingly empty North Sea Oil Platform named Falcon Bravo. The crew have been selected to form a cohesive team, in exchange for a great deal of money. Their brief ... to repair the rig, and ready it for sale.

    The company, Longdrift, couldn't care less about their wellbeing, as long as they do the job they were being well rewarded for.

    Meet the crew:

    Eddie Capstan, Project Manager. The Boss man, strictly a company man. A man who appears to have no courage whatsoever.

    John `Jock' McAllister, a stocky man in his mid-forties, single, dependable and softly spoken.

    Lawrence Brewer, PhD, Msc. A professor of psychology. On board to monitor the behavior of men and women in isolated conditions. Men and women without a real means of getting off the `Falcon Bravo' rig under the 99 day mark.

    Matthew Shaw; Second in command. Tall, sharp featured and very clever. With the help of the boss he hoped to go a long way in the company.

    Craig McDougal `Spanner' nothing he couldn't fix, when he was sober. Given the company's mandatory sobriety rule that shouldn't be a problem. Should it?

    Duncan Cameron, Mid-thirties, handsome, a general purpose roughneck, also somewhat of a mechanical genius.

    Desmond `Daz' Reynolds, A foul-mouthed troublemaker. He has a short fuse and is openly hostile to any authority figure. This assignment is his last chance to redeem himself in the company. Color him angry.

    Lonny Dick, at six foot five inches tall, and twenty stone he is onboard strictly to supply muscle power. Runs short on intelligence.

    Lydia Ellis. Paramedic, at barely five feet in height and petite, she is the only woman on board. This is her first time on an offshore oil platform She is also feisty, outspoken and resilient.

    Eight men and one woman. Conflict waiting to happen?

    The author could have stayed with that theme only, but she chose a different route, with the male/female tension a cleverly woven sub-plot.

    Isolation can lead to behavioral changes.

    Add to that a gut-wrenching fear of what began to happen around and to them and you have a recipe for a fast-paced page turner.

    For below decks a malevolent entity waits. Barely alive and possessed of hearing sharper than that of any animal, all its senses fixated on one thing. Survival. Trapped below decks by a series of accidents and having lived without sustenance for over six weeks, it is weak, and very, very, hungry.

    It has a name. Euterich. Now it waits, knowing that soon someone above deck would grow bored and restless. Someone would begin exploring the storage areas.

    Someone would open the door.

    Someone would set it free.

    The methods of death used are horrendous, and the author doesn't shy away. She shows us with sufficient detail so that we are there. Not ghoulish for the sake of it ... I couldn't look away.

    One by one, Euterich takes them. For each one, a different mode of death. Euterich has a deep intelligence, a knowledge of human behavior born of his half a millennia of existence.

    Euterich can feel emotion. Those emotions send him into a spiral of need.

    He must have what his emotions decree belongs to him.

    To reveal more would spoil the book for the reader.

    The ending ... ah yes, the ending. Fasten your safety belt, close all the doors, turn on all the lights, and don't explore the shadows.

    Sweet dreams.

    Suffice it to say that I read this book in one sitting.

    I recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a fast-paced, beautifully structured read. This one is a keeper.

    Will I be reading more of Lucy/Jillian's work? Count on it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
    One classic setting for the crime/horror genre used to be (maybe still is) the isolated country house/hotel/community cut off from the outside world by fog/rising tide/military activities and lots of variations on those themes. Offshore brings this up to date with its setting on a disused platform in the North Sea to which a skeleton crew is sent by helicopter to check it over so that the owners can sell it on. The author has obviously researched the nature of such structures very carefully and her account of the trip there, conditions on the rig and the James Bond-like complexity of its architecture and engineering is impeccable. This doesn't mean that she gets bogged down in details because her focus is on the personalities of the various crew members. Just being out there, with minimal facilities, lots of work to do and fewer personnel than they really needed to do it is a source of stress, but the presence of just one woman as well as personality clashes add further conflicts and resentments to the tension, interpersonal and sexual.
    But all of this is nothing compared with the inhuman presence that lurks, unseen and unsuspected, deep in a sealed off part of the platform. Once it's unleashed, though, crew members begin to vanish, one by one, in horrific circumstances. The creature may belong to paranormal realms but its treatment of its victims is literally visceral. Readers are warned right at the beginning of the book that it contains `very strong language throughout, scenes of horror, peril and adult content' and, if you're of a nervous disposition, you'd do well to heed the warning. The book is well-written, the action sustained and relentless and it all adds up to a very satisfying read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2015
    Format: Kindle
    What I love about both of this is the natural and strong regional accent and slang used in their corner of Scotland. For some reason the accent adds to the atmosphere, reinforcing the cold, the dark, the crime, the desperation, the sheer misery and determination that seems to exude from Scottish crime authors.

    Offshore has no lulls, no soft getting into the story, you are in it when you start on page 1. It's absolutely FABULOUS! I loved it, it's so visceral, tense, stressful, wrong, grungy... the superlatives are endless because Lucy nails everything I love in a good novel. Crime, murder, mystery, swift writing pace, a freezing North Sea, lashing storms, bloody fisticuffs, intrigue, drama, and of course, thrilling suspense. I refuse to share the ins and outs of my journey reading this because to tell you more would ruin your journey on the oil rig. I felt so sorry for them, I really did, I needed them to survive, and at times I had palpitations and was so caught up I was almost ready to put the book down and stomp and shout because I needed them to 'hurry up' 'move faster' HURRY HE'S COMING!

    I was completely (and embarrassingly) immersed. Abso-lutely-bloory-loved-it!

    I hope Lucy keeps writing crime thrillers, because my heart almost failed reading this one. Wow, this is better than 24 (and I watch that because it's a non-stop adrenaline rush). Thank you for an awesome read, please write more for us - for crime fans everywhere.

Top reviews from other countries

  • Paul T.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic horror, new setting.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2013
    There are certain themes in Horror stories which appear regularly - so often that they almost define the genre. Isolated locations. A mixed group of characters, who's varied personalities give a lot of opportunity for sub-plots, whilst also supplying sufficient material for a lot of gory deaths. A monster of some sort - the details slowly being revealed as the plot develops, and each detail being simultaneously more fascinating and more blood-curdling. A steadily increasing tension that rises with the body count. When done well, this structure is very effective - and Lucy Pepperdine does it very well indeed.

    But she's added her own twists to the tale. For a start, the isolated location is an oil rig out in the North Sea. The characters are a maintenance crew, and the monster is - well, that would be a spoiler! Suffice it to say that the author has her own variation on the theme, and it's as nasty as any of the usual suspects!

    The setting is a brilliant choice for a horror story, and she seems to have done her research - the oil rig is shown in realistic detail. There are also some very vivid sex and violence scenes, which might not be to everyone's taste, but are entirely in keeping with the story. The writing is smooth, absorbing and well paced, with a lot of twists in the story so that you're never sure what's going to happen next. Well, you may suspect that someone's going to die, but it's never clear who, or how. Or if anyone will survive at all!
  • Reggie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Horror par excellence!!
    Reviewed in Germany on September 7, 2014
    The setting for the story is perfect; a deserted oilrig being refitted for sale is about as remote as can be.
    Slip in a ragtag ensemble of experts, each with their own personal skeletons, hang ups and human frailties, add a shape changing, flesh eating beast, and you have an excellent baseline for a gripping story, with which Lucy Pepperdine uses to great effect.

    5 stars for this remarkably well polished, well put together novel that had me reading well into the wee hours.
  • Bill Kirton
    4.0 out of 5 stars Be ready to be chilled
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2013
    One classic setting for the crime/horror genre used to be (maybe still is) the isolated country house/hotel/community cut off from the outside world by fog/rising tide/military activities and lots of variations on those themes. Offshore brings this up to date with its setting on a disused platform in the North Sea to which a skeleton crew is sent by helicopter to check it over so that the owners can sell it on. The author has obviously researched the nature of such structures very carefully and her account of the trip there, conditions on the rig and the James Bond-like complexity of its architecture and engineering is impeccable. This doesn't mean that she gets bogged down in details because her focus is on the personalities of the various crew members. Just being out there, with minimal facilities, lots of work to do and fewer personnel than they really needed to do it is a source of stress, but the presence of just one woman as well as personality clashes add further conflicts and resentments to the tension, interpersonal and sexual.
    But all of this is nothing compared with the inhuman presence that lurks, unseen and unsuspected, deep in a sealed off part of the platform. Once it's unleashed, though, crew members begin to vanish, one by one, in horrific circumstances. The creature may belong to paranormal realms but its treatment of its victims is literally visceral. Readers are warned right at the beginning of the book that it contains `very strong language throughout, scenes of horror, peril and adult content' and, if you're of a nervous disposition, you'd do well to heed the warning. The book is well-written, the action sustained and relentless and it all adds up to a very satisfying read.
  • Sharcman
    5.0 out of 5 stars This would make a great movie!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2014
    I loved this book from the first page. It reminded me of a cross between Alien and The Thing, but based on an oil rig.

    A group of engineers board an abandoned oil rig to keep repairs up and running, and it's not long before the evil starts to spread through the group. One by one they are overwhelmed, until only a few remain.

    Well written, fast paced, plenty of blood, sex and it kept me guessing right until the end.

    This is not a book for the faint hearted and is calling out for a sequel.
  • Redsgang
    5.0 out of 5 stars The clever tie-in to Jack the Ripper is a nice touch and the writing is so visual that a ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 28, 2014
    I'll be in trouble for this but my first thought was 'can an author named Lucy really write about maintenance crews on an oil rig? Well, after yet another slice of humble pie from the cafetaria of life it has to be said 'yes she can.' This is a gripping novel and I defy anyone to put it down as the pace picks up. The authenticity of the details shows that an incredibly forensic approach to detail was used and this has paid off handsomely. The clever tie-in to Jack the Ripper is a nice touch and the writing is so visual that a film should be the automatic next step. Highly recommended.

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