Where They Lie: The thrillingly atmospheric debut from an exciting new voice in crime fiction

By: Claire Coughlan

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Synopsis: SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR &‘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 evocative and atmospheric . . . a shocking story, stylishly told&’IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT