Floating Staircase
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| Author | Ronald Malfi |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Medallion Press |
Publication date | October 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 492 |
| ISBN | 978-1-60542-436-1 (first paperback edition) |
| Preceded by | Cradle Lake |
| Followed by | The Narrows |
Floating Staircase is a ghost story/mystery novel by American writer Ronald Malfi. It was published in 2011 by Medallion Press, with a limited edition hardcover collectors edition from Thunderstorm Books, which contained an original author's "Afterward" not in the paperback novel.[1] The novel was nominated by the Horror Writers Association for a Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel,[2] and it won a Gold IPPY Award for best horror novel of 2011.[3][4]
After the success of his latest novel, Travis Glasgow and his wife Jodie purchase their first home in the western Maryland town of Westlake, across the street from Travis' brother Adam and his family. Initially, life seems idyllic, with the picturesque lake behind the house and the rekindling friendship between Travis and Adam. Travis also begins to confront the darkness of his childhood and the guilt he's felt since his younger brother's drowning, which he blames himself for. However, the house's tranquility is short-lived. Strange noises disturb Travis' sleep, and his dreams are haunted by ghosts. Barely glimpsed shapes flit through the dimly lit hallways, but most perplexing is the mysterious set of wooden stairs emerging from the lake behind the house. As Travis investigates, he uncovers more about the Dentmans, the previous owners, and learns how young Elijah Denman drowned in the lake under circumstances strikingly similar to his brother's.
