Michelle McDonagh – författare

HOME IS WHERE THE SECRETS ARE BURIED''Gripping'' Jeanine Cummins''Original'' Andrea Carter''Compelling'' Sheila O''Flanagan''A page-turner'' Ryan Tubridy''This perfectly paced slice of rural noir is extremely addictive'' Business PostWhen two bodies are found on Glenbeg Farm, the local community is reeling.Wealthy matriarch Ursula Kennedy and her farmer husband Jimmy seem to have died in a tragic accident. But who knows what happens behind the closed doors of a family home?Rob, the Kennedys'' eldest son, gave up a high-flying legal career to help with the family business. Given the recent tensions with his parents about money, is he really as distraught as he seems?Rob''s wife Kate struggled with Ursula''s controlling nature - it must be a relief to have her out of the picture now.And Christina, the victims'' fragile daughter, has been struggling to keep a long-buried secret.Police suspicions begin to grow. And before long, the Kennedys'' many toxic secrets start to come to the surface . . .''Cleverly plotted and unpredictable with a fantastic cast of characters'' Rachael English

''An absolute triumph'' Andrea Mara''Hard to put down'' Liz NugentBut is the truth worth paying any price?As her mother lies dying, journalist Cara Joyce happens upon a shocking piece of information about her origins. It connects her to the powerful Casey family and the tragic death of a young woman thirty years ago, whose body was found in a Connemara bog.To this day, her disappearance and murder remain unsolved.As she mourns her mother''s death, Cara''s quest intensifies to uncover what happened to Lucia Casey, putting her at odds with those around her. Who is behind Lucia''s death and what are they hiding? Why did her adoptive mother conceal Cara''s origins from her? And what will Cara risk in the present to solve the mysteries of the past?PRAISE FOR MICHELLE MCDONAGH''A gripping whodunnit'' JEANINE CUMMINS''A compelling page-turner'' SHEILA O''FLANAGAN''Cleverly plotted and unpredictable'' RACHAEL ENGLISH

''Gripping, smart, suspenseful'' Edel Coffey''I could not put the book down'' Amy JordanIn a village of secrets, is anyone truly innocent? A gripping, twist-filled story of secrets, deception and suspicion from the bestselling author of Somebody Knows and There''s Something I Have to Tell You.On an icy morning in January, a body is discovered at the bottom of the Wishing Steps at Blarney Castle, seemingly the tragic death by falling of a young tourist.Jessie DeMarco had travelled to the Cork village in search of the father she''d never known. When her bereft mother Dani arrives from America to identify her daughter''s body, she brings with her a story of Jessie''s father''s past - now a pillar of the community - that will soon lead to shocking accusations and fervent denials.Convinced that her daughter''s death was not accidental, Dani sets about uncovering evidence, as the local community begins to take sides. But who to believe - the local man they have known all their lives, or a devastated mother with nothing to lose?What people are saying about Michelle''s novels:''An engrossing mystery'' Catherine Kirwan''A compelling domestic noir'' Gill Perdue''Gripping'' Jeanine Cummins''An absolute triumph'' Andrea Mara