The traveller : and other stories / Stuart Neville ; [foreword by John Connolly].
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Main Library | Mystery | NEVILLE, STUART | Available | 33111010425003 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A darkly glittering collection of Northern Irish noir by Stuart Neville, Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning author
Since his debut novel, the modern classic The Ghosts of Belfast , was published a decade ago, Stuart Neville has written nine other critically acclaimed novels and achieved international recognition as one of crime fiction's great living writers.
Now for the first time Neville offers readers a collection of his short fiction--twelve chilling stories that traverse and blend the genres of noir, horror, and speculative fiction, and which bring the history and lore of Neville's native Northern Ireland to life. The Traveller concludes with the long-awaited eponymous novella, the companion piece to The Ghosts of Belfast and Collusion .
Complete with a foreword from Irish crime fiction legend John Connolly, this volume is the perfect indulgence for fans of ghost stories and noir, and is a must-have for devotees of Neville's prizewinning Belfast novels.
Foreword statement from dust jacket.
"The book is divided into two parts: New Monsters, which contains seven chilling stand-alone tales that traverse and blend the genres of crime fiction, horror, and speculative fiction; and Old Friends, which contains five short pieces that reveal the origins or hidden backstories of Neville fan-favorite characters like Albert Ryan, Roberta Garrick, and of course Gerry Fegan. It also contains the long-awaited novella The Traveller, the companion piece to The Ghosts of Belfast and Collusion, which answers the question of what happened to Jack Lennon and his daughter, Ellen, after they fled Belfast seven years ago. The thirteen stories in this collection, which includes never-before-published pieces, span the decade since the publication of the now-classic The Ghosts of Belfast, and in his revelatory personal introduction Neville describes how each story fit into his career as a writer. Complete with a foreword from Irish crime fiction legend John Connolly, this volume is the perfect indulgence for fans of ghost stories and noir, and is a must-have for devotees of Neville's prizewinning Belfast Cycle novels"-- Provided by publisher.
Introduction / by the author -- Foreword -- Part I: New monsters. Coming in on time -- The green lady -- Echo -- London safe -- Queen of the hill -- The night hag -- Black beauty -- Part II: Old friends. Followers -- Faith -- The craftsman -- The last dance -- The catastrophist -- The traveller.