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SOMETIMES THE TRUTH IS NOT ALL IT SEEMS…
SOMETIMES A CONFESSION IS JUST THE BEGINNING…
NOW A NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
‘Brilliant’
BA Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown
‘Chilling’
Sunday Times
‘Enthralling’
JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before
‘Compulsive’
Sunday Mirror
‘Addictive’
Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend
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Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches, frozen by fear. It looks like Harry’s many sins – corruption, greed, betrayal – have finally caught up with him.
An hour later the intruder, JP Carney, hands himself in, confessing to the assault. The police have a victim, a suspect in custody and an eye-witness account, but Julie remains troubled.
Has Carney’s surrender really been driven by a guilty conscience or is this confession the first calculated move in a deadly game?
PERFECT FOR FANS OF THEN SHE WAS GONE AND THE GOOD DAUGHTER
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‘Brutal’
Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle
‘Gripping’
Best
‘Jaw-dropping’
Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks
‘Vivid’
Irish Times
‘Fabulous’
Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake
‘A contender for the most arresting opening paragraph of the year’
Sunday Express
SOMETIMES A CONFESSION IS JUST THE BEGINNING…
NOW A NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
‘Brilliant’
BA Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown
‘Chilling’
Sunday Times
‘Enthralling’
JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before
‘Compulsive’
Sunday Mirror
‘Addictive’
Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend
**********
Late one night a man walks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. The man launches an unspeakably brutal attack on Harry as a horror-struck Julie watches, frozen by fear. It looks like Harry’s many sins – corruption, greed, betrayal – have finally caught up with him.
An hour later the intruder, JP Carney, hands himself in, confessing to the assault. The police have a victim, a suspect in custody and an eye-witness account, but Julie remains troubled.
Has Carney’s surrender really been driven by a guilty conscience or is this confession the first calculated move in a deadly game?
PERFECT FOR FANS OF THEN SHE WAS GONE AND THE GOOD DAUGHTER
**********
‘Brutal’
Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle
‘Gripping’
Best
‘Jaw-dropping’
Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks
‘Vivid’
Irish Times
‘Fabulous’
Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake
‘A contender for the most arresting opening paragraph of the year’
Sunday Express
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Reviews
Enthralling - Spain dissects her characters' secrets with razor-sharp precision
Jo Spain is such a talent. The Confession had me in its thrall from the first page, revealing the dark side of the Celtic Tiger
I loved this twisty slice of domestic noir
An absolute cracker of a book, compulsive, deviously plotted and intense - I will be recommending this to everyone
I can't praise The Confession enough. Brilliant writing, great story . . . a really cracking read
The Confession is jaw-dropping. Clever. Addictive. Beautifully drawn characters. Masterful storytelling
Loved it! Fabulous characters, superbly written, twists, turns & ends with a punch
A dizzying tale of lives falling apart that has you addicted from the very first page. I found it impossible to put down, so desperate was I to get to the truth
Here is my confession: I've never read Jo Spain before but now I'll be buying all of her books. The Confession is brutal and brilliant
Brilliantly crafted . . . each piece of the puzzle is gradually put together and keeps you gripped until the end
A clever novel . . . gradually exposing a chilling history of dysfunctional families
A scathing overview of the Celtic Tiger years . . . [a] vivid portrait of a fascinating monster
A clever and unusual premise . . . punchy and energetic . . . a brilliant hook and rapid-fire ride
An intriguing Rubik's Cube of a book that kept me turning the pages to get to the truth. So well plotted and beautifully written. I absolutely loved it
A contender for the most arresting opening paragraph of the year . . . This is crime fiction for grown-ups, taking its time to explore the ins and outs of human psychology
Fabulous . . . Clever, pacey, compulsive
A brilliantly dark tale
Fresh, witty writing style . . . an eye for details make the characters instantly believable
Spain's blackly comic touch pulls us through a brilliantly dark tale
This gripping novel is more of a whydunnit than a whodunnit
Refreshing and... full of twists