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'The Loney is not just good, it's great. It's an amazing piece of fiction' Stephen King

Easter 1976. Two teenage brothers, one mute, the other his lifelong protector, set off on a retreat with their parents and others from their church to a Catholic shrine on a wild, ever-changing stretch of Lancashire coastline known as the Loney. Led by new incumbent Father Bernard, the pilgrims dutifully observe the traditions leading up to the Resurrection, but the boys learn that there is a much older, darker power to be found in the landscape itself, one which is being tapped by strange rituals on the tidal island of Coldbarrow.

Many years later, a child's body is discovered, and the two brothers are forced to confront the horrors of the past. The Loney always gives up its secrets, in the end.

WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016

'This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill' Observer

'A masterful excursion into terror' The Sunday Times

Prizes

Winner of Costa First Novel Award 2016 (UK),Long-listed for Authors Club Best First Novel 2016 (UK)

An amazing piece of fiction * Stephen King *
An amazing piece of fiction * Stephen King *
Here is the masterpiece by which Hurley must enter the Guild of the Gothic: it pleases me to think of his name written on some parchment scroll, alongside those of Walpole, Du Maurier, Maturin and Jackson * Guardian *
Here is the masterpiece by which Hurley must enter the Guild of the Gothic: it pleases me to think of his name written on some parchment scroll, alongside those of Walpole, Du Maurier, Maturin and Jackson * Guardian *
A masterful excursion into terror * Sunday Times *
A masterful excursion into terror * Sunday Times *
An extraordinarily haunted and haunting novel * Daily Telegraph *
An extraordinarily haunted and haunting novel * Daily Telegraph *
This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill * Observer *
This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill * Observer *
Written with the skill of a poet * The Times, Books of the Year *
Written with the skill of a poet * The Times, Books of the Year *
An eerie, disturbing read that doesn't let up until its surprise ending * Daily Mail *
An eerie, disturbing read that doesn't let up until its surprise ending * Daily Mail *
An unforgettable addition to the ranks of the best British horror * Metro *
An unforgettable addition to the ranks of the best British horror * Metro *
A haunting and ambiguous novel that will keep you up at night * Daily Express *
A haunting and ambiguous novel that will keep you up at night * Daily Express *
A tale of suspense that sucks you in and pulls you under. As yarns go, it rips * New Statesman *
A tale of suspense that sucks you in and pulls you under. As yarns go, it rips * New Statesman *
A masterclass in spinning out tension * Financial Times *
A masterclass in spinning out tension * Financial Times *
A haunting exploration of religion, faith and family. Hurley's evocation of the landscape is bleak and beautiful, while his portrayal of a family slowly imploding is both perceptive and compelling * Sunday Express summer reads *
A haunting exploration of religion, faith and family. Hurley's evocation of the landscape is bleak and beautiful, while his portrayal of a family slowly imploding is both perceptive and compelling * Sunday Express summer reads *

Andrew Michael Hurley is based in Lancashire. His first novel, The Loney, won the Costa Best First Novel Award and the Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Devil's Day, his second novel, was picked as a Book of the Year in five newspapers, and won the Encore Award. Starve Acre was made into a film starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.