Siren
Published on 24. March 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-09-195927-2 (ISBN)
Description
HE STOLE HER LIFE. AND NOW SHE WANTS IT BACK.
Roisin Burns has spent the past twenty years becoming someone else; her life in New York is built on lies.
A figure from her Belfast childhood flashes up on the news: Brian Lonergan has also reinvented himself. He is now a rising politician in a sharp suit. But scandal is brewing in Ireland and Roisin knows the truth.
Armed with the evidence that could ruin Lonergan, she travels back across the Atlantic to the remote Lamb Island to hunt him down.
But Lonergan is one step ahead; when Roisin arrives on the island, someone else is waiting for her...
Roisin Burns has spent the past twenty years becoming someone else; her life in New York is built on lies.
A figure from her Belfast childhood flashes up on the news: Brian Lonergan has also reinvented himself. He is now a rising politician in a sharp suit. But scandal is brewing in Ireland and Roisin knows the truth.
Armed with the evidence that could ruin Lonergan, she travels back across the Atlantic to the remote Lamb Island to hunt him down.
But Lonergan is one step ahead; when Roisin arrives on the island, someone else is waiting for her...
Reviews / Votes
"A nail-bitingly tense tale, with writing as sharp and pointed as arrows, where nobody is who they say they are ... she is definitely a writer to watch" -- Claire Coughlan * Sunday Independent * "Siren by Annemarie Neary is a powerful study of guilt and redemption, and how the present can never outrun the past. A gripping thriller, told in deft and subtle prose, this is a masterful crime debut." -- Stuart Neville, author of The Twelve "I loved Siren. Annemarie Neary's beautiful and crisp writing cuts to the bone, a rarity in psychological thrillers." -- Claire Fuller, author of Our Endless Numbered Days "Siren is a brave and searing study of characters isolated and estranged from society for very different reasons. It is a beautifully written tale of how we can never escape our past no matter how much others might want us to do so. Gripping, riveting and full of suspense." -- Liz Nugent, author of Lying in Wait "I was incredibly impressed with this debut, with its pitch perfect mix of extreme human emotions, combined with the resonance of history. Neary has achieved something really quite special. Highly recommended." * Raven Crime Reads *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-195927-2 (9780091959272)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Annemarie Neary was born in Northern Ireland and educated at Trinity College Dublin, King's Inns and the Courtauld Institute. She lives in London. Annemarie's short fiction has won awards in the UK, US and Ireland.