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Kealan Patrick Burke (Author), James Higgins Photography (Photographer)
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May 2005
It's been almost seven years since the events of Myers Pond. Seven years since a child rose from the dead, seeking Timmy Quinn's help in finding a murderer, a search that left more questions than answers in its terrifying wake. But for Timmy, the dead never leave. They're everywhere, reaching out to him, and there is nowhere to hide from their quiet desperation.

Following a nightmarish encounter at home, Timmy's search for peace takes him to his grieving grandmother, and a small harbor town on the South coast of Ireland.

But no peace can exist in a place whose past is colored by hate, betrayal and murder, and it is not long before Timmy realizes his haven has become a cage.

And in the very foundations of an old crumbling factory, the dead are gathering.

Uniting.

To save his life and the lives of those he loves, Timmy Quinn must step behind the Curtain, into the realm of the dead and face something far more terrifying than he has ever encountered before-- a monstrous entity known only as The Hides...
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Burke (Turtle Boy) offers a new twist on the by-now familiar "I see dead people" subgenre in this fast-paced horror novella. Ohio teenager Timmy Quinn has the mysterious ability to see murder victims, and to share those visions with the murderers. Quinn does not seek to run from his burden, but when his parents divorce, he agrees to his father's request to join him in their ancestral Ireland community, a small seafaring town. Sure enough, gory ghosts appear, leading him to wonder who was responsible for their deaths. The climactic battle with an otherworldly embodiment of pain and suffering in an ancient tanning factory jars a bit, as it seems more like a scene from a 1950s film like The Blob than part of a ghost story. Still, Burke is a newcomer worth watching.
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 156 pages
  • Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications; 1st Limited edition (May 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1587671204
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587671203
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,286,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born and raised in Dungarvan, Ireland, Kealan Patrick Burke is a Bram Stoker Award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" (Publishers Weekly) and "one of the most original authors in contemporary horror" (Booklist).

Some of his works include the novels KIN, MASTER OF THE MOORS, CURRENCY OF SOULS, THE LIVING, and THE HIDES, the novellas THE TURTLE BOY (Bram Stoker Award Winner, 2004), VESSELS, MIDLISTERS, JACK & JILL, and the collections RAVENOUS GHOSTS, THE NUMBER 121 TO PENNSYLVANIA & OTHERS (Bram Stoker Award-Nominee, 2009), and THEATER MACABRE.

Kealan also edited the anthologies: TAVERNS OF THE DEAD (starred review, Publishers Weekly), BRIMSTONE TURNPIKE, QUIETLY NOW (International Horror Guild Award Nominee, 2004), the charity anthology TALES FROM THE GOREZONE, NIGHT VISIONS 12 (starred review, Publishers Weekly, British Fantasy Award & International Horror Guild Award nominee), and DUST & SHADOW.

A movie based on his short story "Peekers", directed by Mark Steensland (DEAD @ 17), and scripted by veteran novelist Rick Hautala (Bedbugs, The Mountain King), is currently available to watch on YouTube.

He recently played the male lead in Greg Lamberson's film SLIME CITY MASSACRE, the long-awaited sequel to the cult classic SLIME CITY. The film is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and is scheduled for limited theatrical release this summer.

He is a member of the International Thriller Writers Organization.

Visit Kealan on the web at www.kealanpatrickburke.com, or visit his blog at http://kealanpatrick.wordpress.com/

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Subtlety Returns to the Horror Story, July 23, 2006
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Susan Goldberg (Conshohocken, PA) - See all my reviews
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After years upon years of too much, too loud, too bloody, too graphic, Kealan Patrick Burke arrives on the scene to give us a more mature and subtle approach to the horror tale. A kind of Medium meets Stand By Me, the story is as much a sensitive coming of age novel as it is a horror story, and as such we CARE about the characters. I think this is easily one of the best horror novels of 2005. No question about it.

Now, Mr. Burke...give us more of the same!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A new master of "quiet" horror, November 18, 2005
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Mr. Burke is a gifted author in the tradition of Charles Grant, and The Turtle Boy quietly makes your skin crawl. Great stuff!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Kept me up late reading at night!, September 22, 2011
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I discovered this author, Mr Burke, from his first book in Timmy Quinn series. Im finding these stories spooky and creepy and defiently pages turners. Mr Burke is very expressive in his writing. Though my Favorite author is Dean Koontz, Mr Burke is becoming my next favorite author!! Already bought books 3 & 4 of this series for my Kindle. Great reading.
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