Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year

Shortlist 2024

Somebody Knows by Michelle McDonagh

Somebody Knows

By Michelle McDonagh

As her adoptive mother lays dying, journalist Cara Joyce overhears a shocking piece of information about her origins. It connects her to a tragic death  ̶  that of Lucia Casey, a young woman whose body was found buried in a Connemara bog nearly thirty years ago.

To this day, Lucia’s disappearance and murder remains unsolved.

Cara’s quest to find out the truth reunites her with the powerful Casey family. But as her obsession begins to take over her life, she finds herself increasingly at odds with those around her.

Who is behind Lucia’s death and what are they hiding? And what will Cara risk in the present to solve the mysteries of the past?

About Michelle McDonagh...

Michelle McDonagh is an Irish journalist with over twenty-five years’ experience, including twelve years as a staff reporter at the Connacht Tribune. She now works freelance, writing features and health pieces for numerous Irish papers, including The Irish Times.

She is married with three children and lives in Cork.

She is the author of two novels: There’s Something I Have to Tell You and Somebody Knows.

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