A Savage Hunger (Paula Maguire 4) by Claire McGowan - ISBN: 9781472228123
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Missing girl, holy relic, old murder: a savage hunger awakens.

A Savage Hunger (Paula Maguire 4)

An Irish crime thriller of spine-tingling suspense

$35.18

  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    9 January 2017

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Summary

Victim: Female. Twenty-two years of age. Reason for investigation: Missing person. ID: Alice Morgan. Student. Last seen at a remote religious shrine in Ballyterrin.

Alice Morgan’s disappearance raises immediate questions for forensic psychologist Paula Maguire. Alice, the daughter of a life peer in the Home Office, has vanished along with a holy relic - the bones of a saint - and the only trace is the bloodstains on the altar.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472228123
ISBN-10:147222812X
Author:Claire McGowan
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Book Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:9 January 2017
Weight:265g
Dimensions:198mm x 131mm x 23mm
Series:Paula Maguire
What They're Saying

Critics Review

This is a powerful and disturbing novel– Book Oxygen

A complex, disturbing, resonant novel that remains light on its feet and immensely entertaining - Irish Times

A knockout new talent - Lee Child

Astonishing, powerful and immensely satisfying - Peter James

I read The Silent Dead with my heart in my mouth … brilliant - Erin Kelly

A reminder why McGowan has been described as Ireland’s answer to Ruth Rendell - Independent

About The Author

Claire McGowan

Claire McGowan grew up in a small village in Northern Ireland. After a degree in English and French from Oxford University, and time spent living in China and France, she moved to London and works in the charity sector and also teaches creative writing.

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