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After a tumultuous youth marked by his inexplicable survival of a devastating tragedy, Nate left his Adirondack hometown of Greystone Lake and never looked back.  Fourteen years later, he's become a respected New York City surgeon, devoted husband, and loving father. \u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e Then a body is discovered deep in the forests that surround Greystone Lake.\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cbr\u003e This disturbing news finally draws Nate home. While navigating a tense landscape of secrets and suspicion, resentments and guilt, Nate reconnects with estranged friends and old enemies, and encounters strangers who seem to know impossible things about him. Haunting every moment is the Lake's  sinister history and the memory of wild, beautiful Lucy Bennett, with whom Nate is forever linked by shattering loss and youthful passion. \u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e As a massive hurricane bears down on the Northeast, the air becomes electric, the clouds grow dark, and escalating acts of violence echo events from Nate's own past. Without a doubt, a reckoning is coming--one that will lay bare the lies that lifelong friends have told themselves and unleash a vengeance that may consume them all.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Storm King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Brendan Duffy's second book mingles horror, historical fiction, supernatural suspense and old-fashioned murder mystery, the rare phantasmagoria whose pieces click into a satisfying resolution. . . . This is a gutsy, intricate, evocative piece of mischief, much closer than anyone usually gets to that particular spell cast by Stephen King.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Duffy follows his debut, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e, with a stunning literary thriller, which combines accomplished wordsmithing with startling twists.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"An elaborately layered, creepily atmospheric story that blends haunting legends and the psychological terror of a murderer on the hunt. A winning thriller sure to draw readers of Jennifer McMahon, Ruth Ware, and Michael Koryta.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49547304730897,"sku":"GOR008866028","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49923274113297,"sku":"CIN0804178143G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50296777539857,"sku":"CIN0804178143VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0804178143.jpg?v=1751264508"},{"product_id":"house-of-echoes-book-brendan-duffy-9780804178136","title":"House of Echoes","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this enthralling and atmospheric thriller, one young family's dream of a better life is about to become a nightmare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ben and Caroline Tierney and their two young boys are hoping to start over. Ben has hit a dead end with his new novel, Caroline has lost her banking job, and eight-year-old Charlie is being bullied at his Manhattan school.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Ben inherits land in the village of Swannhaven, in a remote corner of upstate New York, the Tierneys believe it's just the break they need, and they leave behind all they know to restore a sprawling estate. But as Ben uncovers Swannhaven's chilling secrets and Charlie ventures deeper into the surrounding forest, strange things begin to happen. The Tierneys realize that their new home isn't the fresh start they needed . . . and that the village's haunting saga is far from over.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHouse of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that shows how sometimes the ties that bind us are the only things that can keep us whole.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHouse of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Warning: Brendan Duffy's debut novel is not for scaredy-cats. If you live for heart-racing chills, this thriller--about a young family that packs up their life in Manhattan for a spot in upstate New York (that turns out to be haunted, of course)--is already calling out your name.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Already drawing comparisons to Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e, Brendan Duffy's debut novel offers chills without sacrificing character development. But be warned: you might want to leave the lights on for this one.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Shades of \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e are spattered through Brendan Duffy's debut novel--a large isolated house, a young family, nutty and somewhat supernatural goings-on--but \u003ci\u003eHouse of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e grounds itself in different ways for an enjoyable read.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"An exquisite novel . . . expertly plotted, beautifully written . . . It's complex, deft and, once you dive in, you want to stay in this often-scary world. . . . This is a book that deserves to be savored.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Duffy's debut is a riveting blend of horror and family drama. 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It's one you'll remember long after reading the last page.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49936065167633,"sku":"GOR010141592","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50160192946449,"sku":"CIN0804178135VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50365865230609,"sku":"CIN0804178135G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52701090349329,"sku":"GOR014585202","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53482016637201,"sku":"CIN0804178135A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0804178135.jpg?v=1751106634"},{"product_id":"house-of-echoes-book-brendan-duffy-9780804178112","title":"House of Echoes","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50363070415121,"sku":"CIN0804178119G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51398192267537,"sku":"CIN0804178119VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52745151119633,"sku":"CIN0804178119A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0804178119.jpg?v=1750745623"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-brendan-duffy.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}