WHERE THEY LIE

A superb novel evoking a bygone era when women could not afford to put a foot wrong SUNDAY TIMES This isn t just a mystery novel it s a window into a vanished world TANA FRENCH Some stories demand to be told They keep coming back echoing down through the decades until they find a teller Dublin 1943 Actress Julia Bridges disappears Her body is never found Dublin 1968 The bones of Julia Bridges are discovered in a back garden Nicoletta Sarto an ambitious junior reporter for the Irish Sentinel investigates the mystery of Julia s disappearance drawing her into the tangled underworld of the illegal abortion industry But some stories remain a mystery for a reason and it s not long before this one stirs up buried secrets from Nicoletta s own past Secrets that perhaps should stay buried A thrillingly dark and atmospheric tale richly evocative of its time JOHN BANVILLE Atmospheric and absorbing A dark and turbulent journey to unexpected truths VAL McDERMID A dark gorgeously written thriller NICCI FRENCH Atmospheric authentic and almost unbearably poignant transports the reader back in time while holding up a mirror to the present A must read ERIN KELLY Gripping and brilliantly atmospheric RODDY DOYLE Deliciously evocat