![]() ![]() ![]() The three of them form a happy family unit, but their idyll comes to an abrupt end when Toby’s cousin’s children find a human skull in the trunk of an elm tree at the bottom of the garden. ![]() When he learns that his uncle is dying, Toby decides that he can still be useful by caring for him, so he moves into the Hennessy family’s ancestral home, and Melissa goes with him. And his memory is full of appalling blanks. His movements are no longer relaxed and confident. The damage Toby suffers, both physical and mental, undermines his sense of self. As the story begins, Toby’s just gotten himself into a bit of a mess at work, but he’s certain that he’ll be able to smooth things over, because life is easy for him-until two men break into his apartment and brutally beat him. And he has a large, supportive family, including his kind Uncle Hugo and two cousins who are more like siblings. He has a lovely girlfriend named Melissa. He has a job he enjoys at an art gallery. Here, the protagonist is a crime victim rather than a detective. ![]() A stand-alone novel from the author of the Dublin Murder Squad series.įrench has earned a reputation for atmospheric and existentially troubling police procedurals. ![]()
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