The Shadows Gallery by L. R. Giles

by L.R. Giles

You’ve been invited to the opening of a grand exhibition, a show unlike any you’ve ever seen. Inside you might find your greatest joy or your worst fear on display. But be warned, it can be difficult to tell which is which when you’re looking through the shadows…Award-winning author L.R. Giles brings forth a collection of tales that take you to the limits of imagination and beyond. Here, billiards is the sport of choice for a deranged killer…a loving couple’s relationship takes a deadly turn when they discover their affordable apartment has a hidden cost…a grieving widower looks for peace in a realm where the word has no meaning. Here, anything is possible.These eight stories, together for the first time, will take you from sidesplitting laughs to bone chilling fear. All you need to do is come on in.The Shadows Gallery is open for business.This collection contains seven stories which can also be purchased on your Kindle individually for .99 cents The TrackDoc Damage’s Very Bad DayWilson’s Pawn & LoanTrick ShotPower and PurposeSouthern HospitalityLover’s SpatThe collection also includes the following bonus 1)“The View” by L.R. Giles – An exclusive short story that’s ONLY available in THE SHADOWS GALLERY.2)An excerpt from the forthcoming epic fantasy novel THE SERPENT & THE STALLION by Becky Rodgers Boyette and L. R. Giles.3)A special excerpt from the thriller COVENANT by Brandon Massey.ABOUT THE AUTHORL. R. Giles hunts monsters. When he catches them, he locks them in stories. His work has been featured in the Dark Dreams anthology series, he’s won the prestigious Virginia Commission for the Arts Fiction Fellowship, and he was a Top 10 Finalist in the international SciFi Now/Tor UK War of the Words competition. He resides in Chesapeake, Virginia with his wife.

Unknown Binding

First published April 4, 2011

About the author

Lamar "L. R." Giles writes books for teens and adults. FAKE ID, his debut Young Adult Thriller, will be published by HarperCollins in 2014. He is represented by Jamie Weiss Chilton of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency and resides in Chesapeake, VA with his wife.

Reviews

[Cwiegard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird assortment of mostly horror tales. The writing is not literary, but has a pretty good punch and good dialogue. Giles, who is now branching out into young adult novels, is a young writer to watch.