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| Original Title: | Floating Staircase |
| ISBN: | 0843964243 (ISBN13: 9780843964240) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Novel (2011) |
Ronald Malfi
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.73 | 2343 Users | 268 Reviews
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| Title | : | Floating Staircase |
| Author | : | Ronald Malfi |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2010 by Leisure Books |
| Categories | : | Horror. Mystery. Paranormal. Ghosts. Fantasy. Fiction. Thriller |
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This book was okay. It started out a bit stereotypical, then the author allowed the plot to begin to unfold which ratcheted up my interest. The story is at its best when the mystery is unfolding. Much of the first quarter of the book was spent in establishing the setting and atmosphere. The author has a real talent for storytelling and it shows when he is simply unraveling the plot and allowing the characters to come to life. The story felt like the author needs a more astute editor that knows how to focus on his strengths and edit out the weak areas.There were definitely hard to put this book down moments, but they were interspersed with segments I felt forced to skim. I know this author has talent and is capable of spinning a good yarn, this one just didn't hold my attention often enough.
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Ratings: 3.73 From 2343 Users | 268 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books Floating Staircase
This is an extraordinary well written story about about one man's attempt to find redemption and some form of closure to an incident that occurred during his formative years. Ronald Malfi manages to blend superbly elements of horror and crime nicely presented in the guise of small town America. Travis Glascow and his wife Jodie have settled in the pretty little community of Westlake Maryland but as befits all good storytelling nothing is ever as it seems and, as we are shown, the perfect life isThis was a pretty book that might have/should have been great or close to it. Malfi has certainly got the writing chops to create a massively long finely crafted literary mystery/thriller with slight supernatural undertones. This isn't a straight up horror he's known for, this is more along the lines of Jennifer McMahon's territory. The basic premise was solid enough at first glance but didn't hold up to scrutiny of logic nor was it particularly original. Horror writer moving out to a small
Another great one by Malfi. If you haven't read this author, you are missing out.
This is quite a hefty book at almost 500 pages and yet I read this in one sitting. The story just sucks you in from the first few pages and doesn't let you go. I thought that this was more of a murder mystery than a horror novel but it had its moments. At the core of the story is a writer who is still dealing with the death of his younger brother. I think that his personal journey was what interested me most. Loved this one! Can't wait to check out Mr. Malfi's other works.
I thought this was a pretty good mystery with a little bit of creepy ghost story thrown in as well. Travis and his wife Jodie move into a house in the woods behind his brother Adam, his wife and two kids home. Everything seems great at first. Travis is going to try working on his next book, he's a horror story author. Jodie goes back to school to finish up, then decides she wants to teach. So all is good until Travis finds out a little boy named Elijiah drowns in their lake before they move
What a fantastic "should have been a movie" book! I was totally blown away. I really liked the story line which I found very unique. Atmospheric but not overly so. The writing was fluid and solid all at once. This is a big book, plenty of pages to throw this awesome story at you. In the ghost/thriller genre not what I would call horror. You do not have to worry about any gore. My Synopsis: A man is haunted. Not just from something happening in his home but also from something in his past. He's a
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