Stephen Gallagher Books in Order

On the exhausted planet Persephone, a self-programming computer controls both privileged citizens and an oppressed underclass. Discovering a relic that hints at its plans, Rorvik challenges an order enforced by genetic manipulation and ruthless elite police.

Adam and Alex live in isolation at a space research station until an arriving spacecraft brings a powerful robot. The machine's renegade intentions turn their remote workplace into a trap in this novelization of the science-fiction film.

Aspiring motorcycle racer Nick Freeman inherits his late brother's experimental machine and hopes to prove its potential. Financial pressures and rivalry with an established American competitor complicate his pursuit of racing success in this film novelization.

Peter Carson visits a remote medical clinic expecting to meet a lab assistant, but finds police barriers and official silence. Investigating the government's secretive research draws him toward a disastrous experiment whose evidence must be suppressed.

Former elite policeman Randall is imprisoned in the remote Ice Palace after destroying Command Central's memory bank. Discovering an alien shuttle reveals an exploitation scheme involving disguised servants and collaborators, forcing him to overcome fellow prisoners' distrust.

Geologist John Visco and Sara Hansun travel toward an isolated Arctic village as roads close under heavy snow. A half-human spirit seeking a new host waits in the darkness, turning their separate journeys into a shared danger.

Phoenix police sergeant Alex Volchak discovers a predatory being that has lived unnoticed among humans for generations. His investigation threatens both himself and those close to him as the ancient creature fights to protect its concealed existence.

Schoolteacher Jim Harper survives an apparently fatal encounter at a pharmaceutical research station after receiving an experimental drug. Discovering disturbing changes in himself, he attempts to understand what happened and confront those responsible while his sanity deteriorates.

After reckless policeman Johnny Mays plunges into a river during a chase, his partner Nick Frazier faces the aftermath. Murders targeting Johnny's enemies and the discovery of his empty car raise disturbing questions about his presumed death.

Boatyard worker Pete McCarthy shelters Alina Petrovna, a young woman arriving from the Soviet world with a concealed past. As mysterious drownings disturb their quiet resort town, his attraction to her becomes entangled with increasingly dangerous questions.

Former prisoner Ryan O'Donnell rescues a girl from an incoming tide and agrees to help her reach her mother. The journey turns into a pursuit across Europe, forcing him to protect the child while defending his own motives.

Lucy Ashdown follows a lead to London in search of the driver who killed her sister. Retracing Christine's movements exposes her to growing danger, while disgraced detective Joe Lucas pursues her with the intention of bringing her home.

Ruth Lasseter hires an escort to conceal a workplace affair, unknowingly inviting a dangerous man into her life. After surviving their encounter, she suspects he remains active and investigates his past as the threat to other women grows.

Louisiana detective John Lafcadio survives an attempt on his life and joins specialists investigating crimes associated with cult practices. Pursuing a predator exploiting fashionable interest in vodoun proves difficult when victims protect the man he cannot clearly remember.

Twenty-one stories and novellas explore lives unsettled by crime, supernatural encounters, and dangerous bargains. A hit-and-run driver, a young artist, and an unlikely pair investigating spiritual phenomena face consequences that reach far beyond their initial choices.

Bullied into stealing an experimental drug, Rachel carries a swallowed package that could kill her. Security manager John Bishop races to rescue her, while the thieves and his employer have conflicting reasons to prevent her safe recovery.

Molly Gideon suspects her sister's husband is responsible for her disappearance and tries to protect the children in his care. A disturbing picture drawn by the couple's son intensifies suspicions as the stalled investigation leaves them vulnerable.

Former boxer Tom Sayers flees accusations of murdering children connected to his touring theater company. Pursued by detective Sebastian Becker, he seeks to protect actress Louise Porter while investigating killings linked to an occult bargain for immortality.

Investigator Sebastian Becker evaluates a wealthy landowner's fitness to manage his affairs after an expedition to the Amazon. Claims that monstrous creatures followed him home become harder to dismiss when two local girls are found dead.

After a fatal theater fire, investigator Sebastian Becker must assess the sanity of a suspected arsonist and Wild West showman. Pursuing William James across the Atlantic draws him into conflicting obligations to the Crown and a troubled family.

In Blackpool after the First World War, a young sideshow fortune teller attracts the attention of British intelligence. A spymaster recruits her for a mission that carries her beyond the familiar world of seaside entertainment.

After a business collapse, Charlie offers his godson and partner temporary shelter at a manor near the woods. Their two rescue dogs settle in, but the animals’ determination to stay gives the arrangement an increasingly disturbing edge.

These tales bring sinister possibilities into ordinary encounters, from a bereaved girl’s pursuit of revenge to dangerous meetings and unsettling transformations. Stephen Gallagher combines eleven fictional stories with a true account, exploring the boundary between everyday life and nightmare.