This is a Hardcover. It is an excellent book.
From Amazon Review:
The Search for Joseph Tully has a nice sense of its own pacing. Hallahan carefully establishes a bleak mood early in the book, which he skillfully intensifies. The plot has two parallel threads: the genealogical research of a young Englishman into the family of one Joseph Tully; and the deepening feeling of foreboding experienced by a resident of an abandoned Brooklyn apartment building. The two threads are skillfully interwoven for an ending which is not so much surprising as stunning (I'm trying to keep the spoilers to a minimum here).
Hallahan is especially talented in drawing the supporting characters of the novel. The genealogical details manage to be compelling in their own right. The Brooklyn thread drags a little more, but on the whole this is a nicely calibrated work of suspense. It's truly a shame that Hallahan hasn't published more.
From Amazon Review:
The Search for Joseph Tully has a nice sense of its own pacing. Hallahan carefully establishes a bleak mood early in the book, which he skillfully intensifies. The plot has two parallel threads: the genealogical research of a young Englishman into the family of one Joseph Tully; and the deepening feeling of foreboding experienced by a resident of an abandoned Brooklyn apartment building. The two threads are skillfully interwoven for an ending which is not so much surprising as stunning (I'm trying to keep the spoilers to a minimum here).
Hallahan is especially talented in drawing the supporting characters of the novel. The genealogical details manage to be compelling in their own right. The Brooklyn thread drags a little more, but on the whole this is a nicely calibrated work of suspense. It's truly a shame that Hallahan hasn't published more.
