Some stories demand to be told. They keep coming back, echoing down through the decades, until they find a teller . . .
Dublin, 1943
Actress Julia Bridges disappears.
The last sighting of her is entering the house of Gloria Fitzpatrick, who is later put on trial for the murder of another woman whose abortion she facilitated.
But it's never proved that Gloria had a hand in Julia's death - and Julia's body has never been found.
Gloria, however, is sentenced to life in an institution for the criminally insane, until her apparent suicide a few years later, and the truth of what happened to Julia Bridges dies with her.
Until . . .
Dublin, 1968
Nicoletta Sarto is an ambitious junior reporter for the Irish Sentinel when the bones of Julia Bridges are discovered in the garden of a house on the outskirts of Dublin.
Drawn into investigating the 25-year-old mystery of Julia's disappearance and her link to the notorious Gloria Fitzpatrick, the story takes Nicoletta into the tangled underworld of the illegal abortion industry, stirring up long-buried secrets from her own past.
As much a murder mystery story as a look at a young woman's struggle to succeed in a man's world, Where They Lie is a beautifully atmospheric debut that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.
400 pages.
Nationwide Delivery
Direct to your door.
Click N' Collect
Order online, pick up instore
OPEN 7 DAYS
8.30am - 6.30pm Sunday 9am-6.30pm
See our Delivery & Returns Policy