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Valley of Lights Paperback – November 10, 2017

3.7 out of 5 stars 47 ratings

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brooligan Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 099579734X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0995797345
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.54 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 47 ratings

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Stephen Gallagher
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Beginning his TV career with the BBC's DOCTOR WHO, Stephen Gallagher went on to establish himself as a writer and director of high-end miniseries and primetime episodic television. 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. His fourteen novels include DOWN RIVER, RAIN, 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 beginning with THE KINGDOM OF BONES and THE BEDLAM DETECTIVE, continuing in THE AUTHENTIC WILLIAM JAMES.

Described by The Independent as "the finest British writer of bestselling popular fiction since le Carré ... Gallagher, like le Carré, is a novelist whose themes seem to reflect something of the essence of our times, and a novelist whose skill lies in embedding those themes in accessible plots." According to Arena magazine, "Gallagher has quietly become Britain's finest popular novelist, working a dark seam between horror and the psychological thriller.

The Daily Telegraph wrote, "Since Valley of Lights, he has been refining his own brand of psycho-thriller, with a discomforting knack of charting mental disintegration and a razor-sharp sense of place." Charles de Lint wrote in Mystery Scene magazine, "Gallagher is a master of abnormal psychology and he just gets better and better." Also in Mystery Scene David Mathew added, "never a writer to rest on his laurels, he has written good hard thrillers, some horror genre work (such as Valley of Lights), and a novel (Oktober) that might even qualify as a vague distortion of contemporary world fantasy... in places. You might go as far as to employ that overused phrase sui generis. He is, at any rate, one of the best writers of his generation."

Winner of British Fantasy and International Horror Guild awards.

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Customers find the book to be a super read.

"His was different from your regular zombie and monster stories. I enjoyed the book and couldn't wait to see what happened at the end of it!..." Read more

"...2.5 stars overall. Worth a read. Arizona native that could tell writer was a Brit." Read more

"This is a readable book, but for me, it had a very slow starting point. I would have done some thing to liven that up." Read more

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Customers find the book suspenseful, with one customer noting it's different from typical zombie and monster stories, while another describes it as a well-written supernatural thriller.

"...his/her due diligence in the evolution of crime thrillers and supernatural mysteries...." Read more

"His was different from your regular zombie and monster stories. I enjoyed the book and couldn't wait to see what happened at the end of it!..." Read more

"Well written supernatural thriller, stomach churning horror at its best ! And a great ending which to me is crucial, hate a lazy ending !..." Read more

"...The kindle nailed this one - suspenseful don't put your book down writing." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some finding it pretty fast.

"Nice writing style. The story however grows pretty old, pretty fast...." Read more

"Very slow moving so I have put aside for now. Maybe gets better as I will go along. Will give it a little more try later on." Read more

"This is a readable book, but for me, it had a very slow starting point. I would have done some thing to liven that up." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015
    This is a must-read for anyone doing his/her due diligence in the evolution of crime thrillers and supernatural mysteries. Gallagher is clearly the father of so much that's been written and filmed since his book, which has been quietly sitting here this whole time, having started it all.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2014
    His was different from your regular zombie and monster stories. I enjoyed the book and couldn't wait to see what happened at the end of it! Great writing as well!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2012
    Nice writing style.
    The story however grows pretty old, pretty fast.
    Could have been much tighter in a shorter format but thus is often the case in the era of the x-amount word novel.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2013
    Well written supernatural thriller, stomach churning horror at its best ! And a great ending which to me is crucial, hate a lazy ending ! Will buy more of this authors books definitely
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019
    Great concept, but not well developed or written. 2.5 stars overall. Worth a read. Arizona native that could tell writer was a Brit.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2014
    I never would have read this if not for the Kindle recommendations.
    The kindle nailed this one - suspenseful don't put your book down writing.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2012
    I bought this because I read "The Bedlam Detective," by the same author. Different story type all together, however this did get good reviews. Although I finished it, this was not for me. Even seemed a different writing style. I will move on to the prequel of the above mentioned.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2013
    Very slow moving so I have put aside for now. Maybe gets better as I will go along. Will give it a little more try later on.

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  • Mr. Glyn Jackson
    5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2011
    This is one of the best novels I've ever read, and one I re-read every year or so.
    These days super natural police procedurals are very common, but when this came out is was very fresh and exciting. The characters are believable and the story gripping. HIGHLY recommended!