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Book SynopsisShe lay so still, blue eyes shining, blonde hair fanned out, her mouth stuck forever open in a soundless scream...
When Rachel Mullen is found dead by her only sister Beth, her body twisted in an arc of pain, Detective Lottie Parker knows that she has been murdered the minute she enters the bedroom. Lottie''s heart aches for Beth, all alone in the world, whose last memory of her sister will forever be the brutal way she was taken. And when Lottie finds a shard of glass placed in the young girl''s throat, she fears that Rachel may be just the first victim.
The night before, Rachel had attended a party at a luxurious new restaurant in Ragmullin, and Lottie wastes no time in tracking down the other guests. But there are several things troubling her: Rachel''s handbag and keys are nowhere to be found, and no one at the party seems to have seen her leave.
Just as Lottie thinks she''s onto something, her worst fears are confirmed: another woman is
Trade Review
PRAISE FOR THE LOTTIE PARKER SERIES * - *
Lottie Parker is one of the most compelling characters in Irish detective fiction -- Liz Nugent
There is nobody quite like Patricia Gibney - her Lottie Parker books are pacy, tense, dark and gripping with a hugely compelling, sympathetic character in Lottie. Page-turners with heart. A stunningly addictive series, Patricia Gibney's books go from strength to strength. Engrossing crime fiction with real heart. -- Andrea Mara
An addictive crime series . . . Her skilfully plotted narrative is driven by the brilliantly complex, utterly relatable Lottie Parker who is the beating heart of all Gibney's novels * Irish Independent *
An action-packed, twisty tale of murder * Sunday Independent *
Gibney expertly ratchets up the tension, making this exceptionally hard to put down . . . You won't be able to help rooting for our flawed heroine * Heat *
An atmospheric page-turner * Irish Examiner *
