Review
"Kealan Patrick Burke is one of the best writers in horror fiction today.
He has a the disturbing talent for looking into the darker places of the human
mind--and the human soul--and building stories clearly designed to give the
reader a permanent dose of the creeps." - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times
bestselling author of ROT & RUIN and DEAD OF NIGHT
"The Turtle Boy is fresh in a way that most horror fiction is not. It is equal parts hopeful and shocking, mixing carefully drawn scenes of horror with passages that sing with innocent wonder." --Mark Justice, HELLNOTES
"The Turtle Boy is a literate and haunting novella and serves as a fine showcase for the remarkable talent of its author" --Drew Williams, SURREAL
"Creepy and atmospheric, it will make you reminisce about your own youthful summers, but also make you look at them in a slightly different, darker light." - Ron Dickie, HORROR WORLD
"[a] disturbing coming-of-age story..." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Burke masterfully recreates that magical time from childhood: summer vacation...More than a simple trip down memory lane, the short novel pulls readers along a dark path toward horrifying events." - SFREADER
"a fantastic mix of youth, magic, and horror...You will love this one." - BOOK DEN
"All parts thriller and horror and reminiscent of Stephen King's The Body" - THE BEST DAMN CREATIVE WRITING BLOG
"A boyhood romp through the wilderness turned deadly...There is enough tension and danger to keep you glued to the page (or, as it were, your Kindle) while you root for the boy to solve the mystery with his life intact" - PANDORA'S PEN
"The Turtle Boy is fresh in a way that most horror fiction is not. It is equal parts hopeful and shocking, mixing carefully drawn scenes of horror with passages that sing with innocent wonder." --Mark Justice, HELLNOTES
"The Turtle Boy is a literate and haunting novella and serves as a fine showcase for the remarkable talent of its author" --Drew Williams, SURREAL
"Creepy and atmospheric, it will make you reminisce about your own youthful summers, but also make you look at them in a slightly different, darker light." - Ron Dickie, HORROR WORLD
"[a] disturbing coming-of-age story..." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Burke masterfully recreates that magical time from childhood: summer vacation...More than a simple trip down memory lane, the short novel pulls readers along a dark path toward horrifying events." - SFREADER
"a fantastic mix of youth, magic, and horror...You will love this one." - BOOK DEN
"All parts thriller and horror and reminiscent of Stephen King's The Body" - THE BEST DAMN CREATIVE WRITING BLOG
"A boyhood romp through the wilderness turned deadly...There is enough tension and danger to keep you glued to the page (or, as it were, your Kindle) while you root for the boy to solve the mystery with his life intact" - PANDORA'S PEN
Product Description
Available for the first time on Amazon Kindle, Kealan Patrick Burke's Bram Stoker Award-winning coming of age story The Turtle Boy.
School is out and summer has begun. For eleven year old Timmy Quinn and his best friend Pete Marshall, the dreary town of Delaware Ohio becomes a place of magic, hidden treasure and discovery.
But on the day they encounter a strange young boy sitting on the bank of Myers Pond, a pond playground rumor says may hide turtles the size of Buicks, everything changes.
For it soon becomes apparent that dark secrets abound in the little community, secrets which come cupped in the hands of the dead, and in a heartbeat, Timmy and Pete's summer of wonder becomes a season of terror, betrayal and murder.
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"..takes the small town setting of Delaware, Ohio, and imbues it with just enough wonder to evoke Bradbury and early King and even a dash of Mark Twain circa Tom Sawyer." - Chizine.com
"If you have a young child, or remember when you were one yourself, The Turtle Boy is a book you don't want to miss." - The Midwest Book Review
School is out and summer has begun. For eleven year old Timmy Quinn and his best friend Pete Marshall, the dreary town of Delaware Ohio becomes a place of magic, hidden treasure and discovery.
But on the day they encounter a strange young boy sitting on the bank of Myers Pond, a pond playground rumor says may hide turtles the size of Buicks, everything changes.
For it soon becomes apparent that dark secrets abound in the little community, secrets which come cupped in the hands of the dead, and in a heartbeat, Timmy and Pete's summer of wonder becomes a season of terror, betrayal and murder.
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"..takes the small town setting of Delaware, Ohio, and imbues it with just enough wonder to evoke Bradbury and early King and even a dash of Mark Twain circa Tom Sawyer." - Chizine.com
"If you have a young child, or remember when you were one yourself, The Turtle Boy is a book you don't want to miss." - The Midwest Book Review
