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After the Silence: a twisty page-turner of deadly secrets and an unsolved murder investigation

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Apparently a fortune teller had predicted that her husband would only have daughters so therefore his birth proved that Keelin had been unfaithful to him.

Ten years ago, on the fictional island of Inisrun, a young woman was murdered but nobody was ever charged with the crime. Just like Louise, I listened to West Cork podcast last year and was very impressed at how i nvestigative journalist, Sam Bungey, and documentarian, Jennifer Forde conveyed the impact that Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder had on the small community. On the day of Henry and Keelin Kinsella’s wild party at their big house a violent storm engulfed the island of Inisrun, cutting it off from the mainland.The characters and characterisation are brilliant - every character has their own place, and every one is fleshed out.

This is not just a murder mystery but an exploration of domestic abuse and violence towards women, and how society and the media treat women as a whole.In a society where even women had to leave government positions on marriage (inference being that you were looked after by a husband) control passed along to men and showed it was institutionalised across society. I did spot the twists before they arrived and I felt that the pace lagged towards the end but overall I really enjoyed this and I’m already excited for whatever she comes out with next! O’Neill brings you right into the heart of Inisrun, getting to know the villagers and the events that led to the death of Nessa Crowley. While Keelin is obviously being controlled by Henry, she also blames herself for Nessa Crowley’s death – so what part did she really play? In this bold, brilliant, disturbing new novel Louise O’Neill shows that deadly secrets are devastating to those who hold them close.

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