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The Kingdom of Bones
The Kingdom of Bones
Sep 21, 2024 6:35 AM

Author:Stephen Gallagher

The Kingdom of Bones

It was my friend, Bram Stoker, who told me of the legend of the Wanderer a man who made a bargain with the devil himself, trading his soul for forbidden knowledge and eternal life.

Once I would have dismissed such tales as mere fancy but I knew what I had seen. And there is no mind so open as that of desperate man.

A dark Gothic Victorian thriller, The Kingdom of Bones unfolds in a twilight world of music halls, boxing booths, and travelling theatrical shows; and pits a formidable Pinkerton detective against a man who fears more than justice.

Reviews

Only bad thing about his books is that they eventually end. Brilliant.

—— Jonny Lee Miller

Vividly set in England and America during the booming industrial era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this stylish thriller conjures a perfect demon to symbolize the age and its appetites...

—— The New York Times

From its attention-grabbing opening, this period thriller moves back and forth in time to tell a compelling story of a man battling against what he believes to be demonic forces … [Gallagher] is brilliantly successful at evoking the shifting, transient world of travelling theatres and cheap carnivals that provide the backdrop to his twisting tale

—— Sunday Times

If thriller-reading were a sin, Stephen Gallagher would be responsible for my ultimate damnation.

—— Dean R. Koontz

Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. He will have charted our decline and recorded the nature of our bureaucracies like no one else has. He's in the first rank

—— Ian McEwan

A literary master for a generation

—— Observer

A smartly conceived psychological thriller

—— Sunday Times

This gripping thriller will make you wonder: What would I do? We couldn't put this book down!

—— Take a Break

This clever novel reminds me of Sliding Doors - it will challenge every belief you have

—— Sun

Joanna has two choices: does she call 999 or run? Ingeniously, the novel's alternating chapters depict both riveting options

—— Heat

All the hallmarks of a stunning psychological thriller: Pace, twists and turns and the heart-stopping realisation that it could easily be you

—— Adam Croft

Completely original. I was gripped

—— Jane Fallon

Hard to put down. The two storylines work so well and the balance is perfect . . . A gripping story with real characters

—— Emma Curtis

A Sliding Doors-style thriller that will keep you gripped until the final page

—— Closer

The novel is ingenious . . . a beautiful and original book

—— Claire Kendal

An expertly crafted novel full of drama and tension . . . An impossible feat accomplished with great skill. Bravo

—— Imran Mahmood

Praise for Everything but the Truth

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Perfection. Intriguing and compelling. An exceptional debut

—— Clare Mackintosh

Wonderful writing and a brilliant story. An amazing debut

—— B A Paris

Packed with twists and turns that will make it almost impossible to put down

—— Hello

A beautifully written domestic noir full of secrets and lies

—— Claire Douglas

This contemporary love story wrapped up in a thriller is a brilliant read. Compelling and intense

—— Sunday Mirror

A gripping, compelling page turner that kept me up half the night

—— Liz Nugent

You won't be able to put it down!

—— Hollie Overton

An utterly unique story . . . my heart was in my mouth the whole time

—— Holly Seddon

An assured and gripping debut

—— Alex Marwood

Tense and compelling

—— Paula Daly

I found myself wanting to pick it up at every opportunity. Brilliant

—— Jenny Blackhurst

Top domestic noir

—— Sun

Once I'd started I was powerless to stop. Brilliantly executed, clever and utterly realistic

—— Jill Mansell

This is a book to devour

—— Elizabeth Haynes

Startlingly good. Gillian McAllister is a new star in psychological thrillers

—— Miranda Dickinson

Intriguing and atmospheric

—— Sheila O'Flanagan

Breathlessly brilliant

—— Heat

A thrilling book club read

—— Prima

Prepare to be gripping by this tense thriller

—— Fabulous Magazine
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