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While She Sleeps: A gritty, compelling and page-turning thriller

Arlene Hunt

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'PAGE-TURNING GRIT LIT' LIZ NUGENT

'BRILLIANT ... I WAS RIVETED FROM FIRST PAGE TO LAST' ADRIAN MCKINTY'A CRACKING CRIME THRILLER . . . A PAGE-TURNING TREAT' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

The dream of a perfect life is shattered ...

When Jody Kavanagh is discovered close to death in her home, it's hard to believe someone wanted to hurt her. Young, talented, loved - she appears to have it all.

As she lies in a coma, Detective Inspector Elliot Ryan and Sergeant Nola Kane piece together a picture of her life - but the image revealed is far from perfect. Is her ex-husband really who he seems to be? Why are her mother and sister estranged? And why is her house full of cameras? Who was Jody afraid of?

Haunted by guilt and in chronic pain, DI Ryan has his own demons. And Kane, who is recovering from a nasty incident where the professional and personal overlapped, needs to prove herself.

From the shaky glamour of high society to the cold heart of two broken families, Ryan and Kane must work against hidden forces to restore their reputations and find who wanted to kill Jody. Before they strike again . . .

'A witty and cleverly plotted mystery' Irish Independent

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Praise for While She Sleeps: A gritty, compelling and page-turning thriller

  • A cracking crime thriller ... a page-turning treat - Sunday IndependentIt's a gripper, a total rollercoaster through Dublin's crime world, taking in bent politicians, criminals turned respectable businessmen and the internal machinations of crime families. - READER REVIEWIrish crime writing at its best. It's good to have Arlene Hunt back. - JOHN CONNOLLYGripping from the start, No Escape explores the lives of those trapped in gangland feuds with all the skill and insight we've come to expect from one of Ireland's most compelling crime writers. A must-read for modern Ireland. - BRIAN MCGILLOWAYAn utterly gripping, gritty, addictive, page turner ... I couldn't put it down. - LOUISE PHILLIPSPRAISE FOR - NO ESCAPEA pulsating thriller set in gangland Dublin. - DECLAN BURKEHunt [...] moves the teeming cast around the stage with ease and drives the multi-voiced narrative at breakneck pace to an immensely satisfying climax - Irish Times

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Arlene Hunt

Arlene Hunt

Arlene Hunt is an author and film reviewer. While She Sleeps is her twelfth novel. A somewhat slow long-distance runner, when not writing, Arlene can usually be found halfway up a mountain with two German Shepherds for company. She lives in Dublin.

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