The One You Least Suspect

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 seriesThe One You Least Suspect 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 seriesSuffocatingly claustrophobic … The very best crime fiction speaks about the everyday world we wish we could ignore; The One You Least Suspect speaks with the quiet authority of truth * Irish Times *A one-sitting read, brimming with tension, The One You Least Suspect kept me at the edge of my seat from the intriguing opening to the nail-biting end. What a book, one of the best I’ve read this year. Outstanding. – Andrea Mara, Sunday Times and Irish Times bestselling author of NO ONE SAW A THINGOne of the finest crime writers … McGilloway is a genius – Steve Cavanagh, Sunday Times bestselling author of WITNESS 8A heart-stopping story of criminality and corruption * Sunday Independent *Pacey, action and tension-filled, this is a propulsive read from start to finish – Jo Spain, author of Irish Times bestseller of THE PERFECT LIEThis nail-biting thriller explores the fine line between justice and revenge and it’s a novel which will be remembered long after you finish it - it’s a triumph * Irish Examiner *Gritty, heartstopping, compulsive reading, I raced through every page. The One You Least Suspect will keep you up, and not let you go until the last very page – Sam Blake, No. 1 Irish Times bestselling author of THE KILLING SENSEAn utterly believable and breathlessly exciting examination of the distrust and suspicion that still permeates post-Good Friday Agreement life in the North from the pen of a true master of Ulster noir crime fiction * Irish Independent *Truly an edge-of-your-seat book. It is an extraordinary novel full of tension, violence, emotion, and gasp-out-loud moments. Needless to say I loved it – Patricia Gibney, author of the Lottie Parker seriesThe 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 NURSEMy 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-TAPPINGMcGilloway writes beautifully … Every word of this sad, violent tale is believable * Literary Review *McGiloway is a masterful mystery writer and his storytelling is such an easy pleasure. Beneath the pacy storyline are acutely insightful observations into everyday life in post-Good Friday Northern Ireland * The Gloss Magazine *

Brian McGilloway is the author of thirteen 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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