The gripping new mystery from the million-copy-bestselling author of In the Woods and The Hunter, perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Chris Whitaker.
Crime fiction s biggest contemporary star Guardian
A masterpiece Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond
On a cold night in the remote Irish village of Ardnakelty, a girl goes missing.
Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she s dead in the river.
In a place like this, her death isn t simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power struggles, and it splits the townland in two.
Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now and he owes them loyalty, but his fianc e Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty s tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart.
And when they uncover a scheme that casts a new light on Rachel s death and threatens the whole village, they find themselves in the firing line . . .
PRAISE FOR TANA FRENCH
Incandescent Stephen King
Mesmerising Gillian Flynn
Masterful Chris Whitaker
If you haven t read Tana French yet, I really highly recommend that you do Harlan Coben
One of the greats of contemporary crime fiction Ian Rankin
Among the first rank of great literary novelists Observer
