Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2021 Crime Fiction Book of the Year

One of Washington Post's ten best thriller and mystery books of 2021

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'As good as suspense fiction gets' Washington Post

No one even knew they were together. Now one of them is dead.

56 DAYS AGO
Ciara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week COVID-19 reaches Irish shores.

35 DAYS AGO
When lockdown threatens to keep them apart, Oliver suggests they move in together. Ciara sees a unique opportunity for a relationship to flourish without the scrutiny of family and friends. Oliver sees a chance to hide who - and what - he really is.

TODAY
Detectives arrive at Oliver's apartment to discover a decomposing body inside.

Can they determine what really happened, or has lockdown created an opportunity for someone to commit the perfect crime?

'Compulsive, intriguing and fantastically entertaining' Liz Nugent