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Book blurb:
The scrap of paper looked as if it had been torn from a diary. The words written in faint pencil. The letters rounded, almost childlike: Please look after her. Her life and mine depend on you not trying to find me.
Ā WhenĀ Detective Alana MackĀ arrives atĀ ClonabeeĀ police station, in aĀ small Irish seaside town on the outskirts of Dublin, she doesn’t expect to find a distressed two-year-old girl sobbing on the floor. Abandoned in a local supermarket, the child tells them her name is Casey. All Alana and her teamĀ have toĀ go on is a crumpled note begging for someone to look after her little girl. This mother doesn’t want to be found.Ā
Ā Still recovering from a terrible accident that has left Alana navigating a new life as a wheelchair user, Alana finds herself suddenly responsible for Casey while trying to track down the missing mother and solve another missing person’s caseā¦Ā a retired newsagent who has seemingly vanished from his home.
Ā Forced to ask her ex-husband and child psychiatrist Colm for help, through Forensic Art Therapy, Alana discovers that whatever darkness lies behind the black windows in Casey’s crayon drawing, the little girl was terrified of the house she lived in.Ā
Ā Then a bag of human remains is found in a bin, and a chilling link is made ā the DNA matches Casey’s.Ā
Ā Alana and her team must findĀ the bodyĀ and make the connection with the missing newsagent fast if she is to prevent another life from being taken. But with someoneĀ in her departmentĀ leaking confidential details of the investigation to the media, can Alana set aside her emotional involvement in this case and findĀ Caseyās mother andĀ the killer before it’s too late?Ā
Ā Heart-pounding and totally addictive,Ā The Puppet MakerĀ is the first in the Detective Alana Mack series that will have fans of AnnĀ Cleeves, AngelaĀ MarsonsĀ andĀ LJ RossĀ racing through the pages late into the night.Ā
Publication Date: 17th October
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Author Bio ā Born in Dublin, Jenny O’Brien moved to Wales and then Guernsey, where she tries to find time to write in between working as a nurse and ferrying around 3 teenagers.
In her spare time she can be found frowning at her wonky cakes and even wonkier breads. You’ll be pleased to note she won’t be entering Bake-Off. She’s also an all-year-round sea swimmer.
Jenny is represented by Nicola Barr of The Bent Agency and published by Storm Publishing and HQ Digital (Harper Collins).
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