Jo Spain is a full-time writer and screenwriter. Her first novel, With Our Blessing, was one of seven books shortlisted in the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller competition and her first psychological thriller, The Confession, was a number one bestseller in Ireland. Jo co-wrote the ground-breaking television series Taken Down, which first broadcast in Ireland in 2018. She's now working on multiple European television projects. Jo lives in Dublin with her husband and their four young children.
Wonderfully drawn characters and more secrets and motives than you can shake a stick at. Loved, loved, loved - Caz Frear, author of Sweet Little Lies Enthralling - Spain dissects her characters' secrets with razor-sharp precision - JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before Dark, funny, well-plotted, sinister. Superb - Will Dean, author of Dark Pines Has you addicted from the very first page. I found it impossible to put down - Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend 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 - Liz Nugent, author of Unravelling Oliver A book to sink into with a cast of characters you'll genuinely care about... completely memorable... a gorgeous read - Dervla McTiernan It's a winning combination of locked room (or in this case locked estate) mystery and incisive social commentary - Sinead Crowley, author of One Bad Turn Spain conjures up a brilliant setting for this murder mystery, with a fantastically imagined cast of characters - Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake