While She Sleeps

'Page-turning grit lit - compelling characters that blaze a trail through a riveting plot' LIZ NUGENT

“PRAISE FOR - NO ESCAPEIrish crime writing at its best. It's good to have Arlene Hunt back. - JOHN CONNOLLYGripping from the start, No Escape explores the lives of those trapped in gangland feuds with all the skill and insight we've come to expect from one of Ireland's most compelling crime writers. A must-read for modern Ireland. - BRIAN MCGILLOWAYAn utterly gripping, gritty, addictive, page turner ... I couldn't put it down. - LOUISE PHILLIPSIt's a gripper, a total rollercoaster through Dublin's crime world, taking in bent politicians, criminals turned respectable businessmen and the internal machinations of crime families. - READER REVIEWA pulsating thriller set in gangland Dublin. - DECLAN BURKE”

Hunt [...] moves the teeming cast around the stage with ease and drives the multi-voiced narrative at breakneck pace to an immensely satisfying climax Irish Times
Hunt has returned with a cracking crime thriller. Short, snappy chapters which hook the reader from the get-go Sunday Independent

Arlene Hunt is an author and film reviewer. While She Sleeps is her twelfth novel. A somewhat slow long-distance runner, when not writing, Arlene can usually be found halfway up a mountain with two German Shepherds for company. She lives in Dublin.

'Page-turning grit lit - compelling characters that blaze a trail through a riveting plot' LIZ NUGENT 'Brilliant ... I was riveted from first page to last' ADRIAN MCKINTY 'Among the cleverest, most accomplished and compassionate of Irish crime writers' JOHN CONNOLLY When Jody Kavanagh is discovered close to death in her home, it's hard to believe someone wanted to hurt her. Young, talented, loved - she appears to have it all. As she lies in a coma, Detective Inspector Elliot Ryan and Sergeant Nola Kane begin to piece together a picture of her life - but the image revealed is far from perfect. Is her ex-husband really who he seems to be? Why are her mother and sister estranged? Why is her house full of cameras? Who was Jody afraid of? Haunted by guilt and in chronic pain, DI Ryan has his own demons. And Kane, who is recovering from an incident where the professional and personal overlapped, needs to prove herself.From the shaky glamour of Irish high society to the cold heart of two broken families, Ryan and Kane must work against hidden forces to restore their reputations and find who wanted to kill Jody - and why. 'A witty and cleverly plotted mystery' Irish Independent

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