Siobhán MacDonald

Something old, something new

Winter brings more than fierce Atlantic storms to the thriving tourist town of Kylebeggan in County Kerry. On a cold January night, a woman is murdered and laid out in her wedding dress on her bed. And then another woman is discovered murdered in her flat, laid out in the same way. Weeks later, taxi driver Ellie Gillespie collects a bride-to-be on her hen night and drops her home. Ellie is horrified when this woman too is later discovered dead in her gown.

Something borrowed

The gardaí, mayor, and tourist board are desperate to end the negative publicity of a town that relies on the holiday trade; they cannot afford to have a rumour spread that a serial killer is at large.

Someone... Dead

Ellie also has her own suspicions about the killer. She is persuaded to share her thoughts with investigative journalist Cormac Scully; digging into past secrets of the town, can they figure out who it is before the Bride Collector strikes again?

Doctor Luke Forde has the perfect life. A respected heart surgeon, he has a rewarding job, a successful wife Alison, and a daughter Nina. From their beautiful house overlooking Lough Carberry in County Clare, they present a portrait of family bliss. But over the course of a weekend, Luke's life spirals into chaos.

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It begins one morning with the word 'GUILTY' painted on his boathouse. Then he spots a chilling notice in the local newspaper. When this is followed by the delivery of a small coffin-shaped package, Luke is terrified. Someone knows the dark secret he is hiding. And someone is out to get him.

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Luke starts to receive horrifying anonymous messages, and it becomes clear that it's not only Luke the sender is intending to harm. With strange things happening in the operating theatre, Alison's political ambitions straining their marriage, and Nina's behaviour sparking all sorts of trouble, Luke turns to therapist Terence Black. Is the therapist the only one that can save Luke and his family from the horrendous secrets of the past?

“She would never have fit as neatly into the trunk of his own car. He presses two fingers against her beautiful neck. Just in case. No pulse. The blow was fatal. He looks at her one last time and closes the trunk."

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Limerick, Ireland. The O’Brien family’s driveway. American Oscar Harvey opens the trunk of his hosts’ car and finds the body of a woman, beaten and bloody. But let’s start at the beginning.

Kate and Mannix O’Brien live by Curragower Falls in Limerick. Kate decides that her family needs a vacation and spots an elegant Manhattan apartment on a home-exchange website.

Hazel and Oscar Harvey and their two children also need a change of pace. Hazel has always wanted her children to see her native Limerick, and the house swap offers a perfect chance to soothe two troubled marriages.

This however will be anything but a perfect vacation. And the body in the trunk is just the beginning.

Published in the US & Canada by Viking Penguin, and in the UK by Canelo.

What really happened that weekend?

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Four friends go to a remote cabin one summer. Only three return.

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Life is good for university friends Sarah, Ruth, Charlotte, and Kathy: it’s summer, exams are over, and they’re escaping to a cabin by the Blue Pool. But when Sarah then disappears without a trace, life for the others will never be the same again.

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Twenty-five years later, a man walks into a police station, claiming to know something about the missing girl.

The three women – now estranged – all become suspects. Forced to revisit that horrifying weekend, they must confront buried memories and decades-old misgivings. For not everything was as it seemed, and the greater the secret, the deeper it lies…

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From the author of the acclaimed Twisted River, this is another ingenious and unpredictable psychological thriller.

A mesmerising exploration of loyalty, friendship, and the corrosive effects of guilt, The Blue Pool will appeal to readers of Clare Mackintosh, Paula Hawkins, and B A Paris.

De part et d'autre de l'océan, un simple échange de maisons tourne au drame.

Pour les vacances de la Toussaint, Kate et Hazel décident d'échanger leur domicile.

La première est irlandaise et pense que des vacances feront le plus grand bien à sa famille qui vit des moments difficiles. La seconde vit à New York mais rêve de retourner sur la terre de son enfance irlandaise, avec son mari et ses deux enfants, pour tourner la page après l'agression dont elle a été victime.

Mais on est loin des vacances idylliques Le mari de Kate se montre étrangement distant et Hazel a la désagréable impression d'être observée.

Bientôt l'une des deux est retrouvée morte Mais laquelle était visée ?

Die vier Freundinnen Sarah, Maeve, Liz und Julie verbringen gemeinsam ein Wochenende in einem Cottage in den Hügeln Westirlands.

Doch nur drei von ihnen kehren nach Hause zurück.

Auf der Suche nach Sarah führen alle Spuren ins Leere.

Weiß eine der Freundinnen mehr, als sie zugibt?

Fünfundzwanzig Jahre später taucht ein Mann auf, der die alten Wunden erneut aufreißt: Er behauptet zu wissen, was damals mit Sarah geschah …