Thank you for the opportunity to review an early copy of the Gallagher place. It was a slow burn in the beginning (which personally I enjoy). I enjoyed the characters and the story. The cover of this book is beautiful and I must say that’s what first drew me in!

The Gallagher Place is a slow-burn, atmospheric novel that quietly creeps under your skin before you realize how deeply it’s unsettled you. Julie Doar’s debut is a chilling exploration of family secrets, memory, and the ways the past refuses to stay buried.

Marlowe, a thirty-something book illustrator living in New York City, spends much of her time retreating to her family’s sprawling Hudson Valley estate—a place where the rhythms of her strong-willed mother, Glory, still define her world. She’s content, in a way, to drift through life as a bystander, especially in the shadow of her childhood best friend’s long-ago disappearance, a mystery the family has quietly learned to live with.

But everything changes when Marlowe and her brothers stumble upon a body deep in the woods. The police investigation that follows doesn't just focus on the present — it pulls the family back into the unresolved past.

Doar masterfully crafts a gothic, eerie atmosphere where the beauty of the Hudson Valley landscape is thick with menace. The novel is richly layered, blending family drama with psychological suspense. The pacing is gripping, rewarding readers who appreciate mysteries that grow darker with each page turn.

Mysterious, gothic, and unsettling, The Gallagher Place is an impressive debut — one that lingers long after the final chapter.

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I really enjoyed this book and all of the characters and their development. I did not expect the conclusion of this story.