![]() ![]() ![]() Frank played a role in the second novel, THE LIKENESS, whereas her fourth novel, BROKEN HARBOUR out in March 2012, is to be led by the murder detective from FAITHFUL PLACE.įAITHFUL PLACE is well written and plotted, with lots of local character and dialogue as you would expect from an Irish author. Each book takes a character from one and moves them to take centre stage in the next. She currently lives in Dublin but has lived in Italy, the USA and Malawi. Frank has to put his family grievances aside and return home to investigate.įAITHFUL PLACE is a powerful novel about family, poverty, rivalries and surviving and is the third book from an exciting new author. When a suitcase is found in the derelict house, inside a chimney breast, it seems likely to belong to Rose. His father is a violent drunk who clashes with his mother, who in turn expects her five children to rally around her. ![]() He, however, does keep in touch with his youngest sister. Divorced, with a nine-year-old daughter, he has never revisited his dysfunctional family in Faithful Place. He is now a detective in Dublin specialising in undercover work. She never showed up but a note he found in a derelict house frequented by the local youngsters, stated that she's going to England alone. Twenty-two years ago a teenage Frank Mackey was waiting, as prearranged, for his love Rose Daly to meet him, so that they could run away to England together. Paperback: 434 pages (July 2011) Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks ISBN: 0340977620 ![]()
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