I am the Sea: An isolated lighthouse keeper investigates an unexplained death

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1870. Apprentice lighthouseman James Meakes joins two others at the remote offshore rock of Ripsaw Reef replacement for a keeper whose death there remains unexplained.

Meakes suspicions grow as he accustoms himself to his new vertical world. He finds clues, obscure messages and signs that a fourth occupant may be sharing the space, slipping unseen between staircases.

With winter approaching, the keepers become isolated utterly from shore. Sea and wind rage against the tower. Danger is part of the life. Death is not uncommon. And yet as the storm builds, the elements pale against a threat more wild and terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

Unsettling and outstanding in equal measure Kerry Hadley-Pryce

An ingenious and unsettling work full of knowledge, imagery and really unpleasant surprises Jean Levy

A psychological, gothic and twisted tale a spine tingling historical fiction @otterly_bookish
Get yourself ready for a haunting tale thatll have you flipping pages faster than you could imagine @monsieurmarple
The language is rich and vivid @annathebooksiread
The protagonists were perfectly portrayed and the setting was surely creepy and unsettling @the_book_club__
This book is original and kept me on my toes @artbreaker.bookclub
A story to read with the lights on @blottedinkbooks
A great read with well thought out characters it really felt like I was reading some classic literature @shejustwantedtoread
Eloquent with beautiful prose @thegirlonthego_reads
Haunting and chilling throughout @bookmarkonthewall
As wild and unpredictable as the tide @gothicbookworm

Author Bio

Matt Stanley was born in Sheffield and achieved a first-class degree in English and American Literature from the University of East Anglia. He is the author of a number of detective novels for Macmillan and has previously taught an MA in Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University. I Am the Sea is Matt's eleventh novel.