Kiernan, O: Killer in Me

The heir to Tana French's throne' Irish Times
'Brave and unflinching' Liz Nugent, author of Skin Deep
'Such sharp, clean writing and so atmospheric' Caz Frear, author of Sweet Little Lies

Detective Chief Superintendent Frankie Sheehan does not wish to linger on the grisly scene before her eyes. Two mutilated corpses. In a church. In Clontarf. Her profiling background screams one fact: this is just the beginning of a sickening message.

Meanwhile, a 17-year-old case is playing out on a TV documentary, the convicted professing his innocence and historical police errors being exposed daily in the media. Frankie's superior, commissioner Donna Hegarty, makes no bones about who she expects to clean things up - both in terms of past mishandlings and the present murders.

But not everyone working the cases wants the truth to come out. And the corridors of power have their own vested interest. Soon Frankie pinpoints just what is making her so nervous: the fact that anyone could be the next victim when justice is the killer.

The Killer In Me is a fast-paced thriller in which lies are safer that the truth, the past is never far from the present, and the ability to kill could well, it seems, live in everyone.

'Olivia Kiernan writes with a rare mastery . . . A total triumph' Rachel Edwards, author of Darling
'Tense, fast-paced . . . An excellent read' Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl