The Returned

When she relives this night over and over, Nancy will wonder what might have been if she’d just gone upstairs a few minutes earlier.

＂A dark, haunting tale with an emotional gut punch that stays with you long after the final page. Amanda Cassidy is an unflinching storyteller.＂ --Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs

A devastating fire.
A grieving mother.
A picture-perfect village full of dark secrets.
And now, a son who has seemingly come back from the dead.
A detective called back to her hometown, back to the scene of a crime she thought she’d left behind...

This electrifying novel from a compelling new voice in Irish crime fiction is perfect for fans of Liz Nugent and Claire Mackintosh.

Amanda Cassidy is a freelance journalist, commissioning editor, and former Sky News reporter. Shortlisted for the Irish Journalist of the Year Awards, and more recently the Headline Media writing awards, her features have been read by more than 7 million people, and she has several thousand followers on Twitter (@amandacassidy). When she’s not on a plane, you’ll find her in her cottage in Dublin, where she lives with her husband and three young children.