Greg Buchanan's Blog - Posts Tagged "debut"
SIXTEEN HORSES cover quotes are in!
Hi everyone, thank you for visiting my page and hopefully reading my novel Sixteen Horses or considering adding it to your read list!
We've recently gathered a selection of author quotes for the UK edition's blurb, and I wanted to thank all those writers who have supported the book so far - really glad they've enjoyed it, and can't wait to see what others think:
“Dark, visceral and disturbing, this highly suspenseful and beautifully written thriller is totally gripping from start to finish. A hugely impressive debut.” - Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient
“Unlike anything else you’ll read this year, SIXTEEN HORSES is a deeply disconcerting ride. Irresistible.” - Val McDermid, author of Still Life
“Original, beautifully written, terrifying and haunting. I won't forget this novel.” - Sophie Hannah, author of Haven't They Grown
“Utterly brilliant. Poetry and cinema at once. If this isn’t one of the biggest titles of 2021 I’ll eat my hat.” - C.J. Cooke, author of The Nesting
“Poignant, chilling, eerie, and gruesome, SIXTEEN HORSES is a thriller with a literary soul, perfect for fans of Netflix's Dark or BBC's Top of the Lake. Buchanan impressively balances horror and empathy, showing real evil while also exploring the human cost of economic collapse. A unique, ambitious debut that left me shocked and enthralled.” - Sara Sligar, author of Take Me Apart
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The novel starts with the discovery of sixteen horse heads buried on a farm near a dying seaside town. Two people lead the case: a local police detective (Alec Nichols: he’s a single father, overly concerned with whether people like him, lonely and suffering from difficulty sleeping) and a forensic vet (Cooper Allen: she’s a former practicing veterinary surgeon, awkward, stubborn, obsessive). The two form a tentative friendship as they look into this disturbing case. Soon it becomes clear that the crime is connected to multiple others, including arson, mutilations, and disappearances. The town falls into hysteria, and the two investigators find themselves unable to leave...
The book is about a lot of different things: decay, guilt, trauma, economic and social collapse, the changing environment, the way we treat animals, the veterinary profession, and more: an emotionally-driven, dark thriller novel with some almost-horror touches.
I'll be sharing more about it all in the weeks ahead (as well as getting through my own TBR pile and posting some reviews of my own online!), so I look forward to seeing more of you on here and getting to know the site!
We've recently gathered a selection of author quotes for the UK edition's blurb, and I wanted to thank all those writers who have supported the book so far - really glad they've enjoyed it, and can't wait to see what others think:
“Dark, visceral and disturbing, this highly suspenseful and beautifully written thriller is totally gripping from start to finish. A hugely impressive debut.” - Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient
“Unlike anything else you’ll read this year, SIXTEEN HORSES is a deeply disconcerting ride. Irresistible.” - Val McDermid, author of Still Life
“Original, beautifully written, terrifying and haunting. I won't forget this novel.” - Sophie Hannah, author of Haven't They Grown
“Utterly brilliant. Poetry and cinema at once. If this isn’t one of the biggest titles of 2021 I’ll eat my hat.” - C.J. Cooke, author of The Nesting
“Poignant, chilling, eerie, and gruesome, SIXTEEN HORSES is a thriller with a literary soul, perfect for fans of Netflix's Dark or BBC's Top of the Lake. Buchanan impressively balances horror and empathy, showing real evil while also exploring the human cost of economic collapse. A unique, ambitious debut that left me shocked and enthralled.” - Sara Sligar, author of Take Me Apart
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The novel starts with the discovery of sixteen horse heads buried on a farm near a dying seaside town. Two people lead the case: a local police detective (Alec Nichols: he’s a single father, overly concerned with whether people like him, lonely and suffering from difficulty sleeping) and a forensic vet (Cooper Allen: she’s a former practicing veterinary surgeon, awkward, stubborn, obsessive). The two form a tentative friendship as they look into this disturbing case. Soon it becomes clear that the crime is connected to multiple others, including arson, mutilations, and disappearances. The town falls into hysteria, and the two investigators find themselves unable to leave...
The book is about a lot of different things: decay, guilt, trauma, economic and social collapse, the changing environment, the way we treat animals, the veterinary profession, and more: an emotionally-driven, dark thriller novel with some almost-horror touches.
I'll be sharing more about it all in the weeks ahead (as well as getting through my own TBR pile and posting some reviews of my own online!), so I look forward to seeing more of you on here and getting to know the site!
