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'Opens with a terrific hook' IRISH TIMES
'Absolutely absorbing' SAM BLAKE
'A chilling, magical read' PATRICIA GIBNEY
'Breathtakingly paced' S. A. DUNPHY
'Truly gripping' SINEAD CROWLEY
THE DEAD WON'T STAY SILENT FOREVER...
It's a crisp spring morning when Cass drops her husband, a respected lecturer, to the beach for his…
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It’s a crisp spring morning when Cass drops her husband, a respected lecturer, to the beach for his medically prescribed swim. While waiting for him, something catches her eye. A young woman runs towards her husband and embraces him – until he holds his hand over her face and she falls down on the stones, dead.
Kelly has created a stunning premise for her debut novel. Set on Dublin’s rocky Killiney beach, the book is about Cass’s solitary quest to unravel what has taken place.
The atmospheric setting of the waves lapping, the shingly stones crunching, and the moody sky…
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