Breaking

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Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger 2023

It's every mother's worst fear

On a sun-hazed afternoon in the Florida Keys, a child goes missing from the beach. Dr Mirren Fitzpatrick appeals to the world to help find her eight-year-old adopted daughter. The family are on holiday from Ireland, far from home and desperate to return there as they arrived together.

Yet the police are immediately suspicious of Mirren. She was drinking at a bar alone shortly before reporting that her youngest child had disappeared. As rumours abound about Mirren's past a trial-by-media ensues, and she is turned from a figure of pity to the villain of the piece.

And then a small body is found dumped in the ocean. Is Mirren a heartbroken mother, or the architect of her daughter's fate?

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Praise for Breaking

'This story There is . And the ending is as disturbing and moving as those opening beach-scene pages.' Daily Mail

'Another great debut, this twisty crime thriller had me gripped from the very first page! .' Prima

', even in their most unthinkably dark moments. In both pace and prose, Breaking is a hugely satisfying debut.' Ashley Audrain

'I LOVED the story and the twists! made it an emotional read. .' Patricia Gibney, author of The Guilty Girl

' and at times, painfully sharp. A searing interrogation of motherhood and media... this is .' Andrea Mara, author of All Her Fault

'Amanda Cassidy captures a mother's guilt perfectly... this a read. Amanda is .' Liz Nugent, author of Our Little Cruelties

'. Breaking dazzles from the opening line. , with an ending that flabbergasts.' Glenn Meade, author of Unquiet Ghosts

', Breaking is a complex exploration of what it means to be a mother and the history that haunts us. A gripping read.' Louisa Scarr, author of Blink of an Eye

'This dazzling debut takes us inside a parent's worst nightmare. kept me glued all the way to the explosive final pages and their disturbing revelations. .' Sophie White, author and Sunday Independent columnist

' What a brilliant novel.' Sheila Bugler, author of You Were Always Mine

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