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The Boy Who Fell

On sale

27th June 2019

Price: £9.99

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9781787474352

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Kids can be so cruel. They’ll call you names. Hurt your feelings. Push you to your death.

In the garden of an abandoned house, Luke Connolly lies broken, dead. The night before, he and his friends partied inside. Nobody fought, everybody else went home safely. And yet, Luke was raped and pushed to his death. His alleged attacker is now in custody.

DCI Tom Reynolds is receiving the biggest promotion of his career when a colleague asks him to look at the Connolly case, believing it’s not as cut and dried as local investigators have made out. And as Tom begins to examine the world Connolly and his upper class friends inhabited, the privilege and protection afforded to them, he too realises something.

In this place, people cover up for each other. Even when it comes to murder.

PRAISE FOR JO SPAIN’S TOM REYNOLDS SERIES

‘A stunning read’ Woman’s Way

‘WOW! Absolutely amazing!’ 5* reader review

‘Refreshing and full of twists’ Express


‘Everything anyone could ask for in a detective novel’ 5* reader review

‘Clever, pacey, compulsive’ Sunday Mirror


‘Keeps you guessing until the end’ 5* reader review

‘Expertly crafted, deeply immersive and timely’ Irish Independent

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Reviews

Sunday Mirror
Fabulous . . . Clever, pacey, compulsive
The Express
Refreshing and... full of twists
Daily Mail
Spain's blackly comic touch pulls us through a brilliantly dark tale
Mail on Sunday
A brilliantly dark tale
Irish Independent
A clever and unusual premise . . . punchy and energetic . . . a brilliant hook and rapid-fire ride
Prima
Brilliantly crafted . . . each piece of the puzzle is gradually put together and keeps you gripped until the end
Irish Times
A scathing overview of the Celtic Tiger years . . . [a] vivid portrait of a fascinating monster
Best
This gripping novel is more of a whydunnit than a whodunnit
Sunday Express
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
Liz Nugent, author of Unravelling Oliver
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
Sunday Times
A clever novel . . . gradually exposing a chilling history of dysfunctional families
BA Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors and Bring Me Back
I can't praise The Confession enough. Brilliant writing, great story . . . a really cracking read
Sunday Times
A clever novel . . . gradually exposing a chilling history of dysfunctional families
Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend
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
JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before
Enthralling - Spain dissects her characters' secrets with razor-sharp precision
Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle
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
Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks
The Confession is jaw-dropping. Clever. Addictive. Beautifully drawn characters. Masterful storytelling
Amanda Jennings, author of In Her Wake
Loved it! Fabulous characters, superbly written, twists, turns & ends with a punch
Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner
An absolute cracker of a book, compulsive, deviously plotted and intense - I will be recommending this to everyone
Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill
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
Claire McGowan, author of Blood Tide
I loved this twisty slice of domestic noir
Woman's Way
A stunning read, and Jo's protagonist has very firmly planted himself as a leading Irish fictional detective
Sunday Times
Engrossing
Irish Independent
Takes a sharp look at Ireland's wealth divide and questions just how tolerant of difference Irish society really is

An Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery