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Her Last Words
- Author
- E.V. Kelly
- Narrator
- Sarah Durham, Shelley Atkinson
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 9 June 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
THE DEAD WON'T STAY SILENT FOREVER...
It's a crisp spring morning when Cass drops her husband, a respected lecturer, to the beach for his medically prescribed swim. While waiting for him, something catches her eye. A young woman runs towards her husband and embraces him - until he holds his hand over her face and she falls down on the stones, dead.
In the backseat of the car, their seven-year-old son sits quietly. When her husband returns, he says nothing. Neither does Cass. Afraid to speak up in the immediate aftermath, Cass embarks on a solitary quest to unravel what has taken place.
Cass is quickly drawn into a web of lies that pulls her back to the previous autumn, when a beautiful Italian postgraduate student finds herself subsumed by an inescapable desire. It's visceral. It's destiny. But sometimes destiny can kill...
(P) 2022 Quercus Editions Limited
Critics Review
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Her Last Words opens with a terrific hook . . . told as a hallucinatory fever-dream that seems to move forward with the fitful jerks of a nightmare's narrative . It's a tale of twin compulsions, or derangements . . . a compelling and challenging thriller.
Irish Times
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'A truly gripping plot . . . E. V. Kelly's work will be a welcome addition to the Irish crime scene'
Sinéad Crowley
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The characters jump off the page in this tense, claustrophobic and absolutely absorbing thriller. An assured debut from an impressive new voice
Sam Blake
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The mystery is so well plotted that I was second guessing everything and every character. The book has a lyrical tone and it was like I was being carried along on the wave of a symphony . . . A chilling though magical read
Patricia Gibney
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Compelling, clever and chilling . . . A powerful debut which keeps you guessing right to the very end
Michèle Forbes
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Breathtakingly paced . . . The plot is layered, complex and tense while remaining frighteningly plausible, leading to a final reveal that is deeply satisfying. E. V. Kelly is a writer to watch, and Her Last Words is a triumphant debut
S. A. Dunphy
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Kelly is a stunning writer . . . The twists and turns of this narrative will have you feeling as anxious, suspicious, and culpable as its characters
Elske Rahill
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Her Last Words is truly surprising. It starts one place and ends up somewhere else entirely, in a way that is original and demands reader attention.
Emily Hourican
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Details
- Author
- E.V. Kelly
- Narrator
- Sarah Durham, Shelley Atkinson
- Duration
- 10 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 June 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529417203
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Synopsis
A gripping debut psychological thriller set on the east coast of Ireland. Atmospheric, twisty, and propulsive, Her Last Words is an edge-of-your-seat listen about obsession and dark secrets coming to light.THE DEAD WON'T STAY SILENT FOREVER...It's a crisp spring morning when Cass drops her husband, a respected lecturer, to the beach for his medically prescribed swim. While waiting for him, something catches her eye. A young woman runs towards her husband and embraces him - until he holds his hand over her face and she falls down on the stones, dead.In the backseat of the car, their seven-year-old son sits quietly. When her husband returns, he says nothing. Neither does Cass. Afraid to speak up in the immediate aftermath, Cass embarks on a solitary quest to unravel what has taken place.Cass is quickly drawn into a web of lies that pulls her back to the previous autumn, when a beautiful Italian postgraduate student finds herself subsumed by an inescapable desire. It's visceral. It's destiny. But sometimes destiny can kill...(P) 2022 Quercus Editions Limited
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