'Pacy and intense . . . kept me frantically turning pages till the nail-biting end' Andrea Mara
'Terrific . . . totally gripping and tightly plotted' Jane Casey
'Thrilling . . .an adrenaline-charged page-turning read that leaves readers wanting more' Myles McWeeney, Irish Independent
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An au pair disappears in the heart of suburbia. When her body shows up, all eyes are on the only witness to her abduction, a two-year-old child.
Detective and expert witness interviewer Laura Shaw knows she is needed. But in the aftermath of a case that nearly broke her, Laura questions if she can continue to do police work. Her partner, Detective Niamh Darmody, is on the case, but without Laura to rely on, she's struggling too.
When the discovery of a second body blows all their theories out of the water, Laura and Niamh must accept that the killer is poised to strike again.
All they know is that he is tantalisingly close,...]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:01:39 +0300 https://library.land/gill-perdue/627147-the_interview.html https://library.land/gill-perdue/627147-the_interview.html

'Terrific . . . a powerful blend of police procedural, fantasy and domestic noir' IRISH TIMES
A girl covered in blood. A missing man. A cryptic fairy tale.
Detective Laura Shaw seems to have it all: a supportive husband, a happy two-year-old and a great career. She is her team's top interviewer, brilliant at coaxing victims to open up.
Then, she meets Jenny - a 14-year-old assault victim - and the façade crumbles. Jenny's stepfather is missing, the blood on her clothes is not her own and Laura can't interpret the fairy tale she keeps repeating.
But Jenny isn't the only one with secrets. With every hour that passes, Laura loses more of her grip, grappling with the biggest question of all:
Is every life worth saving?

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'Thrilling and utterly compulsive' LIZ NUGENT
'Propulsive' RTÉ GUIDE
'An incredible read, impossible to put down. Gill Perdue is a fresh, assured new...]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:26:00 +0200 https://library.land/gill-perdue/661417-if_i_tell.html https://library.land/gill-perdue/661417-if_i_tell.html

'An incredible read, impossible to put down' ANDREA MARA
'Utterly immersive and brilliantly told' IRISH INDEPENDENT
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A girl covered in blood. Her missing stepfather. Two detectives racing against time.
Laura is her team's top interviewer, an expert at finding the 'in' with victims that helps crack the case.
Niamh is her straight-talking partner who is noticing cracks in her mentor's careful facade.
Jenny is the 14-year-old assault victim found bloody and confused on a suburban street. They need answers, and fast. But Jenny seems terrified to tell them the truth.
And as the pair try to reach her, Laura begins to lose herself in memories of her own shattering trauma, leading to a mistake that could have fatal consequences . . .
First published as THE INTERVIEW
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'Thrilling and utterly compulsive' LIZ NUGENT
'Propulsive' RTÉ GUIDE
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