Thursday, 21 January 2016

The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley


The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley

A unique book that covers several genres and is a delight to read. 

This book is one of those books that once you start you can’t put down. The author narrates the reader through the story as if he has written for you and you alone. The story itself is first class, with suspense, horror, supernatural, thriller, crime being a few of the genres covered. 

The author describes the relationship with his family, his aunt and uncle, his brother, the old and new priests, the priest's housekeeper and her fiancé and the sub-relationships that have formed within these. Each character in the book have their own problems/demons to deal with and the author writes as if he is trying to hold everything together and make sense of the world in which he lives while knowing it is out of his hands.

The author's geographical descriptions of the local area in the book are first class and leaves one feeling as if one had actually been there. Damp, dismal and cold weather permeates throughout the book adding to the chilling story itself. 

Well written and thoroughly recommended.

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