A Famished Heart

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Her head was bowed, and the hands braced on the chair arms were not like hands at all, but the dry dark claws of a bird. The Macnamara sisters hadn’t been seen for months before anyone noticed. It was Father Timoney who finally broke down the door, who saw what had become of them. Berenice was sitting in her armchair, surrounded by religious tracts. Rosaleen had crawled under her own bed, her face frozen in terror. Both had starved themselves to death. Francesca Macnamara returns to Dublin after decades in the US, to find her family in ruins. Meanwhile, detectives Vincent Swan and Gina Considine are convinced that there is more to the deaths than suicide. Because what little evidence there is, shows that someone was watching the sisters die.

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‘A fabulous closed-room mystery that will keep you guessing’ – DENISE MINA’Fabulous Dublin-based crime. Very much in the vein of Tana French’ – JO SPAIN’This creeps up on you until you’re hooked’ – HEATTHEY DID IT TO THEMSELVESBUT SOMEONE WAS WATCHINGThe Macnamara sisters hadn’t been seen for months before anyone noticed. It was Father Timoney who finally broke down the door, who saw what had become of them. Berenice was sitting in her armchair, surrounded by religious tracts. Rosaleen had crawled under her own bed, her face frozen in terror. Both had starved themselves to death.Francesca Macnamara returns to Dublin after decades in the US to find her family in ruins. Meanwhile, Detectives Vincent Swan and Gina Considine are convinced that there is more to the deaths than suicide. Because what little evidence there is, shows that someone was watching the sisters die…A compelling mystery that will keep you reading late into the night, perfect for readers of Val McDermid, Denise Mina, Tana French and Jo Spain.________________________________________*** SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB STAR PICK ****** AN IRISH TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR ***’A terrific new gem of Irish noir, written with a light touch’ – SUNDAY TIMES’Sombre, psychological nuanced and compassionate… gripping’ – IRISH TIMES’Intriguing, compelling and highly entertaining. Formidably impressive’ – LIZ NUGENT’Thrilling… will keep you guessing until the very end’ – MY WEEKLY’Infused with depth, darkness and acute psychological drama’ – HERALD

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Weight 0.25 kg
Dimensions 20 × 13 × 2.5 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

361

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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