Bitter Fruit Publisher's Summary
The crime debut of the year from a sensational new voice in Irish fiction.'A hugely accomplished debut novel' JOHN CONNOLLY
'Tempest Black is a major talent' MARK BILLINGHAM
'Electrifying, audacious and thrillingly perplexing' CHRIS BROOKMYRE
'One of the most compelling debuts out in years' YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR
'An incredibly assured debut' PETER SWANSON
A KILLER WITH A GOSPEL.
On Easter morning, a body is found in the ruins of a church; decapitated, naked, knelt as if in prayer.
A DETECTIVE WITHOUT FAITH.
Detective Lewan Kane is deeply troubled by the harrowing scene: this ritualistic killer hasn't left a single trace.
A MYSTERY LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
In a quiet corner of Dublin, Ella Lonan is wrestling with her sanity, haunted by disturbing visions - severed heads on an altar, a young woman drowned by a black ocean.
When Kane appears in one such episode, Ella turns up at his office, desperate for answers.
Can Ella's visions help Lewan catch a killer? Or will they open the door to something even darker than death?
Readers can't get enough of Bitter Fruit
'Debut novels this good don't come along very often' 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
'A truly excellent read' 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
'A stunning debut' 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
'Dark, atmospheric and wonderfully unsettling' 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
'Remember the name Tempest Black' 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
©2027 Tempest Black (P)2027 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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