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For fans of Tana French and Jane Harper, this debut crime thriller follows a retired police detective who must face down a vicious killer and the memories that haunt her—thirty years after bringing down one of Ireland’s most prolific serial killers.
Synopsis:
Julia Harte has found the perfect place to disappear: Cuan Beag, a secluded coastal village on the east coast of Ireland. Home to less than one thousand residents, a popular daytrip for tourists, it has proven to be a scenic corner in which to erase a life. This corner of the world is so peaceful, at times it feels uninhabited; that’s why she chose to disappear here. But Julia knows anything is possible in the dark hours.
Thirty years ago, Julia helped to bring down the most prolific serial killer Ireland had ever seen, and while that case spurred a successful career and a bestselling book, it's also the reason she's in hiding now, all alone and haunted by the things that happened all those years ago, without the husband she had depended upon.
When a copycat killer strikes, Julia is called back to active duty, but this time, she's not the young, naive officer she was then. She knows killers like this one, who hunt for sport, and she's determined to put a stop to his plans--or die trying.
Review:
Loved this book! Julie is a main character we can all relate to- she's pulled into her shell, in a safe zone, along with a dog that she rescued from being abused by a fellow villager. Life is good, if a bit boring. But then she sees the news- the serial killer she put away has died. But has he? When she gets a call from her former boss, asking her to step back into her old life and see what she can offer to the new investigation team, with a possible copy cat killer, she knows things will never be the same. As she strives to give info and flee back to her safe zone, she realizes that this copy cat was trying to pull her out, and only she can solve the crime, and find the killer. A tight procedural, this one will have you reading pages long into the night!
About the Author:
Amy Jordan lives by the sea with her husband and young children in Cork, Ireland. A former tutor at Munster Technological University, she worked in the Irish civil service for a number of years before pursuing her passion for writing crime fiction. Amy is a fan of thrillers and crime novels, and her love of suspense and plot twists flows into her writing.
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