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 evocative and atmospheric . . . a shocking story, stylishly told' IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT