A brilliantly plotted top quality psychological thriller set in the Scottish Highlands. Five years after the death of her father Rebecca finds a series of letters between her father and long dead mother that expose the secrets and lies hidden in her family including a terrible crime.
‘Growing up wasn’t a process; it was a moment. It was the moment I watched Daddy die. Everything began to unravel then.’
When their father dies of a sudden heart attack, sisters Rebecca and Sarah Connaghan set aside their differences and return to the family home in Glasgow.
Then Rebecca finds letters between her father and the mother she barely remembers that cast doubt on everything she’s been told about her family. Reeling from confusion and grief, she sets off alone for the remote Highlands village that may hold the key to the past. Above all, she is determined to prove the innocence of her father – the beloved, silent man she once thought she knew, now accused of a terrible crime.
‘Deveney grabs you at page one, and slowly, resolutely tightens her grip’ Scotland on Sunday on Kiss the Bullet
‘I was driven to the ending . . . very good indeed’ Melvyn Bragg on Ties that Bind
‘As engrossing a character study as it is a gripping tale of long-sought revenge’ Scotsman on Kiss the Bullet
‘Terrific . . . goes to the heart of relationship, family, commitment and self’ Carl MacDougall on Ties that Bind
Author
About Catherine Deveney
Catherine Deveney was born and brought up in Glasgow and now lives in the Highlands of Scotland. She taught English and drama before becoming a journalist who specialised in feature writing and celebrity interviewing. A former Scottish Journalist of the Year, she has won many awards for her writing and has also hosted an interview series on Scottish television. Now a freelance writer and trainer, she has written extensively about abuse in the Catholic church over the years and was responsible for breaking the story of Cardinal Keith O'Brien in the Observer. She is married with two sons and one daughter.
‘Growing up wasn’t a process; it was a moment. It was the moment I watched Daddy die. Everything began to unravel then.’
When their father dies of a sudden heart attack, sisters Rebecca and Sarah Connaghan set aside their differences and return to the family home in Glasgow.
Then Rebecca finds letters between her father and the mother she barely remembers that cast doubt on everything she’s been told about her family. Reeling from confusion and grief, she sets off alone for the remote Highlands village that may hold the key to the past. Above all, she is determined to prove the innocence of her father – the beloved, silent man she once thought she knew, now accused of a terrible crime.
Dead Secret features in the following genres: Family Drama, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Dead Secret is available in Paperback
Dead Secret was written by Catherine Deveney and published by Old Street Publishing
Dead Secret has 327 pages
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