The One You Least Suspect

'A heart-stopping, thought-provoking thriller' ANN CLEEVES

Katie lives a quiet life. She likes her small Derry neighbourhood. She likes her job as a barmaid at O'Reillys. And she loves her daughter, Hope.

But everything changes when she is approached by two detectives. They want Katie to tell them the things she hears at work. To become their informant.

In this city, Katie knows the dangers of talking to the police. Yet with Hope's safety at risk should she refuse, she is trapped between two impossible choices.

Crossing the O'Reilly brothers could cost her everything. Her only chance of survival is if she can remain the one that they least suspect . . .

A gripping, heart-wrenching thriller that explores the fine line between right and wrong, justice and revenge, and how you choose your side when everyone is guilty . . .

Praise for Brian McGilloway:

'One of Ireland's finest thriller writers' IRISH INDEPENDENT

'Brian McGilloway is, quite simply, a master of his art. Bravo' JO SPAIN

'A hugely compelling story . . . probably the best novel yet by one of our finest mystery writers. Unmissable' JOHN CONNOLLY

'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' LEE CHILD

'Brian McGilloway [is] at the very top of the game' SAM BLAKE

'A finely calibrated account of loss, grief and simmering rage' IRISH TIMES

'The tension and heartbreak kept me turning the pages' PATRICIA GIBNEY

'Searing, thrilling and heartbreaking . . . A hugely talented storyteller' CHRIS WHITAKER

'A masterclass in crime fiction' ANDREA CARTER

'One of last year's most impressive debuts' THE TIMES

'Superb' LITERARY REVIEW

'A tense thriller' IRISH DAILY MAIL

I expected a heart-stopping, thought-provoking thriller from McGilloway, because he always delivers, but by getting inside the head of a vulnerable single mother he shows what a great writer he is -- Ann Cleeves, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Vera, Shetland and Venn series
The One You Least Expect is Brian McGilloway's finest achievement, in a career not short of highlights. An exceptional thriller by an exceptional writer. I devoured it. -- John Connolly, the Sunday Times and Irish Times bestselling author of the Charlie Parker series
The One You Least Suspect cements [Brian McGilloway's] place as one of the finest - if not the finest - crime writer in this place we call home . . . Brian has crafted a superb thriller which asks questions about right and wrong, good and bad and what to do when you are placed in an impossible position . . . It's truly a gripping and compulsive read -- Claire Allan, USA Today bestselling author of THE NURSE
My heart hasn't stopped hammering since I started this book . . . McGilloway has written a thriller like a deadly game of chess. I held my breath for the last fifty pages. It's an incredible book -- Andrea Carter, author of THERE CAME A-TAPPING

Brian McGilloway is the author of eleven crime novels including the Ben Devlin mysteries and the Lucy Black series, the first of which, Little Girl Lost, became a New York Times and UK No.1 bestseller. In addition to being shortlisted for a CWA Dagger and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, he is a past recipient of the Ulster University McCrea Literary Award and won the BBC Tony Doyle Award for his screenplay, Little Emperors. He currently teaches in Strabane, where he lives with his wife and four children.

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