There Came A-Tapping

Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781408724033

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‘An atmospheric, creepy, tense thriller – intriguing, haunting, and kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it’ ANDREA MARA

‘A rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion’ JANE CASEY

‘Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read’ JO SPAIN

Since losing her parents in a car crash as a teen, Allie has struggled to cope. Meeting Rory finally made things easier. She’s come to rely on him for almost everything, so when he disappears while filming a documentary in the West of Ireland, she fears she’ll come undone. Again.

Tap…

When a couple arrive at the Dublin apartment she and Rory share, claiming to be the new tenants, Allie is distraught. Why did Rory let out their home without telling her? And – where is he?

Tap-tap…

She seeks refuge at the run-down and reputedly haunted Raven Cottage in the Slieve Bloom mountains, where she and Rory were planning to move one day. Allie slowly starts to build a life for herself – and begins to believe that she might manage to make it alone.

Tap-tap-tap…

But then Rory’s car is found submerged at the end of a pier, nowhere near where he was supposed to be – and the body in the driver’s seat isn’t his. Alison starts to revisit her memories of their time together, and begins to question if she can trust them…

Praise for Andrea Carter:

‘Atmospheric and vivid’ Irish Times

‘A sensational, twisted plot. I loved this one!’ Jo Spain

‘I adored this traditional crime novel; it’s modern day Agatha Christie’ Irish Examiner

The colourful cast of characters may be fictional, but the landscapes, towns and villages are instantly recognisable’ Irish Daily Mail

Reviews

An atmospheric, creepy, tense thriller - intriguing, haunting, and kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it. A sure-fire hit!
Andrea Mara, author of Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller NO ONE SAW A THING
There Came A-Tapping is Andrea Carter at her best: a vulnerable protagonist who makes agonising choices, a rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion
Jane Casey, No. 1 Irish bestseller A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY
A sublime new standalone from a gifted writer. Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read
Jo Spain, author of THE CONFESSION