Bitter Fruit

'Tempest Black is a major talent' Mark Billingham 'One of the most compelling debuts out in years' Yrsa Sigurdardottir 'A deeply satisfying debut' Carmel Harrington 'DI Lewan Kane is destined for Rebus-like fame' Trevor Wood 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo meets True Detective' Hannah Morrissey A KILLER WITH A GOSPEL. On Easter morning, a body is found in the ruins of a church; decapitated, naked, knelt as if in prayer. A DETECTIVE WITHOUT FAITH. Detective Lewan Kane is deeply troubled by the harrowing scene: this ritualistic killer hasn't left a single trace. A MYSTERY LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. In a quiet corner of Dublin, Ella Lonan is wrestling with her sanity, haunted by disturbing visions - severed heads on an altar, a young woman drowned by a black ocean. When Kane appears in one such episode, Ella turns up at his office, desperate for answers. Can Ella's visions help Lewan catch a killer? Or will they open the door to something even darker than death? 'Chilling, suspenseful but also deeply moving. Bitter Fruit is one of the most astonishing debut novels I've read in a very long time' Mark Billingham, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author 'Bitter Fruit ticks all the right boxes for lovers of quality crime fiction: the prose, the characters and last but not least the gruesome murder case at hand that leaves nothing to be desired' Yrsa Sigurdardottir, international #1 bestselling author 'I devoured Bitter Fruit! Haunting and mystical, yet also hard-hitting and brutal with a terrific cast of characters. Echoes of James Lee Burke and John Connolly which is remarkable for a debut' Trevor Wood, bestselling author of The Man on the Street 'An atmospheric, multi-layered, twist-filled mystery led by two compelling protagonists, Bitter Fruit is a strikingly ambitious debut novel' Catherine Kirwan, Irish Times bestselling author 'Both brutal and beautiful, with lush prose that delves deep into the country's wilderness.