'Engrossing' Sunday Times

Nobody was supposed to get out alive.

On a Dublin city street, packed with afternoon shoppers, a young woman appears, naked, traumatised and bearing burn marks.

Tom Reynolds, now Chief Superintendent, is no longer head of the murder squad. But when it transpires the woman escaped from a house fire started deliberately and that there are more victims, Tom is sucked in. What begins as a straightforward case of arson, soon becomes something much more sinister.

The people in that house never wanted to be there in the first place. Now more of them are missing. Tom is faced with a ticking clock as he tries to locate the others and as he does, a terrifying spider's web of domestic and international crime unfolds.

And not everybody will survive the fallout.

PRAISE FOR JO SPAIN

'A stunning read' Woman's Way

'Refreshing and full of twists' Express

'Clever, pacey, compulsive' Sunday Mirror

'Expertly crafted, deeply immersive and timely' Irish Independent

About the Author
JO SPAIN is a full-time writer and screenwriter. Her first novel, With Our Blessing, was a finalist in the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition and she's become a regular Top Ten Irish bestseller with her subsequent twelve novels. Jo co-writes and produces the internationally acclaimed Harry Wild TV series and is currently working on several TV productions, including the adaptation of her own Detective Tom Reynolds series. Jo and her family live in Dublin.

Reviews
Once again, prolific author Jo Spain has placed her finger smack on the pulse of crime trends in Ireland... An expertly crafted, deeply immersive and timely thriller * Irish Independent *
Perfectly paced, and skilfully told * Daily Mail *
Engrossing * Sunday Times *
A stunning read, and Jo's protagonist has very firmly planted himself as a leading Irish fictional detective * Woman's Way *
Fabulous . . . Clever, pacey, compulsive * Sunday Mirror *
Refreshing and... full of twists * Express *
Spain's blackly comic touch pulls us through a brilliantly dark tale * Daily Mail *
A brilliantly dark tale * Mail on Sunday *
Takes a sharp look at Ireland's wealth divide and questions just how tolerant of difference Irish society really is * Irish Independent *
Brilliantly crafted . . . each piece of the puzzle is gradually put together and keeps you gripped until the end * Prima *
A clever novel . . . gradually exposing a chilling history of dysfunctional families * Sunday Times *
Enthralling - Spain dissects her characters' secrets with razor-sharp precision * JP Delaney, author of THE GIRL BEFORE *
A scathing overview of the Celtic Tiger years . . . [a] vivid portrait of a fascinating monster * Irish Times *
This gripping novel is more of a whydunnit than a whodunnit * Best *
A contender for the most arresting opening paragraph of the year . . . This is crime fiction for grown-ups, taking its time to explore the ins and outs of human psychology * Sunday Express *
A clever and unusual premise . . . punchy and energetic . . . a brilliant hook and rapid-fire ride * Irish Independent *
An intriguing Rubik's Cube of a book that kept me turning the pages to get to the truth. So well plotted and beautifully written. I absolutely loved it * Liz Nugent, author of UNRAVELLING OLIVER *
I can't praise The Confession enough. Brilliant writing, great story . . . a really cracking read * BA Fairs, author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and BRING ME BACK *
A dizzying tale of lives falling apart that has you addicted from the very first page. I found it impossible to put down, so desperate was I to get to the truth * Michelle Frances, author of THE GIRLFRIEND *
[A] tightly woven mystery * Woman's Weekly *



Book Information
ISBN 9781529400311
Author Jo Spain
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Quercus Publishing
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 192mm * 126mm * 24mm