One Bad Turn
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
How could your good friend become your worst enemy? Gripping crime thriller for fans of MISSING PRESUMED and I SEE YOU
Sinéad Crowley Books
This author crafts compelling crime fiction set against the evocative backdrop of Ireland. Known for a gripping narrative style, their work consistently draws readers into intricate mysteries. The series' initial installments garnered critical acclaim, including nominations for Crime Book of the Year at the BGE Irish Books Awards, highlighting the author's skill in building suspense and developing memorable characters. Their stories delve into the complexities of human nature and the tensions within close-knit communities.
Dual timelines entwine in this story of old secrets and forbidden passion. Grace comes to Hollowpark as a nanny to Skye. Soon the mysterious past of Hollowpark has seduced her. Who is the woman in an upstairs window? Or the apparition who keeps pleading, 'Find me'? And how can she fight her growing attraction to Skye's father?
From bestselling crime novelist and renowned Irish TV journalist Sinead Crowley, gripping dual timelines entwine in this heart-stopping story of old secrets and forbidden passion. An old house can hold many secrets. Hollowpark in the west of Ireland certainly does. At the heart of the gardens is an intricate maze, named after a deadly poison, Belladonna. If you know the way through, it's magical, a hiding place and playground like no other. If you don't, it's a place of fear and sinister riddles, where a young girl once went missing and was never seen again. Grace comes to Hollowpark as a nanny for young Skye FitzMahon. Soon the mysterious past of Hollowpark has seduced her. Who is the woman she sometimes glimpses in an upstairs window? Or the apparition who keeps showing up unexpectedly, pleading, 'Find me'? And how can she fight her growing attraction to Skye's father? 'So enjoyable. Great characterisation, social commentary and a tense, grippy plot. An excellent read' Marian Keyes, on One Bad Turn 'Moving, at times wryly funny and always completely convincing ... I loved it' Erin Kelly, on Can Anybody Help Me? 'Extremely well-structured and brilliantly paced ... Cements Sinead Crowley's status as one of Ireland's best crime writers' Irish Independent, on One Bad Turn 'Believable characters combined with escalating tension make this an edge-of-your-seat read' Elly Griffiths, on Can Anybody Help Me?
It was crazy really, she had never met the woman, had no idea of her real name but she thought of her as a friend. Or, at least, the closest thing she had to a friend in Dublin. Struggling with a new baby, Yvonne turns to netmammy, an online forum for mothers, for support. Drawn into a world of new friends, she spends increasing amounts of time online and volunteers more and more information about herself. When one of her new friends goes offline, Yvonne thinks something is wrong, but dismisses her fears. After all, does she really know this woman? But when the body of a young woman with striking similarities to Yvonne's missing friend is found, Yvonne realises that they're all in terrifying danger. Can she persuade Sergeant Claire Boyle, herself about to go on maternity leave, to take her fears seriously?
Stalking, addiction and obsession - Detective Claire Boyle returns in this gripping new psychological thriller from Sinead Crowley, for fans of Patricia Gibney and Angela Marsons