Her Last Words

Name: Her Last Words
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: E.V. Kelly
ISBN: 9781529417203

Author: E.V. Kelly

Narrator: Sarah Durham, Shelley Atkinson

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Quercus

Published: 06/09/2022

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, Crime

Synopsis

A gripping debut psychological thriller set on the east coast of Ireland. Atmospheric, twisty, and propulsive, Her Last Words is an edge-of-your-seat listen about obsession and dark secrets coming to light.

THE DEAD WON'T STAY SILENT FOREVER...

It's a crisp spring morning when Cass drops her husband, a respected lecturer, to the beach for his medically prescribed swim. While waiting for him, something catches her eye. A young woman runs towards her husband and embraces him - until he holds his hand over her face and she falls down on the stones, dead.

In the backseat of the car, their seven-year-old son sits quietly. When her husband returns, he says nothing. Neither does Cass. Afraid to speak up in the immediate aftermath, Cass embarks on a solitary quest to unravel what has taken place.

Cass is quickly drawn into a web of lies that pulls her back to the previous autumn, when a beautiful Italian postgraduate student finds herself subsumed by an inescapable desire. It's visceral. It's destiny. But sometimes destiny can kill...

(P) 2022 Quercus Editions Limited

About E.V. Kelly

E. V. Kelly holds a PhD in sociology from UCD. Her short stories have been broadcast on RTÉ and published in Crannóg, while her winning stories have appeared in The Irish Times, an anthology and online. She has been shortlisted for various awards including the Francis MacManus Short Story Award, the Hennessy Literary Awards and the SBP/Penguin Ireland Award. She was nominated for The Pushcart Prize 2021. Her Last Words is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karine on May 04, 2022

"It's a crisp spring morning when Cass drops her husband, a respected lecturer, to the beach for his medically prescribed swim. While waiting for him, something catches her eye. A young woman runs towards her husband and embraces him - until he holds his hand over her face and she falls down on the......more

Goodreads review by Amy on April 18, 2022

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me an advanced EBook copy of this book. This is in exchange for me honest review after reading it. It started off with a great hook to get me engaged but sadly about half way through I found it tough to follow the story. The characters weren’t very likeable in plac......more

Goodreads review by Hala on December 31, 2022

I gasped a lot when things started to reveal themselves in the last quarter of the novel. The plot was so intricate and intriguing. A lot of twists and turns - the last one was a shock!! A definitely recommended read.......more

Goodreads review by Niamh Goodison on April 18, 2023

This book had me HOOKED from start to finish!!!! Incredible🥲......more

Goodreads review by Rosie on February 05, 2023

This is E.V Kelly's first novel and wow! Engaging from the outset, compelling story that keeps you engaged to the very end. Original and clever story.......more

Quotes

Her Last Words opens with a terrific hook . . . told as a hallucinatory fever-dream that seems to move forward with the fitful jerks of a nightmare's narrative . It's a tale of twin compulsions, or derangements . . . a compelling and challenging thriller. Irish Times

'A truly gripping plot . . . E. V. Kelly's work will be a welcome addition to the Irish crime scene' Sinéad Crowley

The characters jump off the page in this tense, claustrophobic and absolutely absorbing thriller. An assured debut from an impressive new voice Sam Blake

The mystery is so well plotted that I was second guessing everything and every character. The book has a lyrical tone and it was like I was being carried along on the wave of a symphony . . . A chilling though magical read Patricia Gibney

Compelling, clever and chilling . . . A powerful debut which keeps you guessing right to the very end Michèle Forbes

Breathtakingly paced . . . The plot is layered, complex and tense while remaining frighteningly plausible, leading to a final reveal that is deeply satisfying. E. V. Kelly is a writer to watch, and Her Last Words is a triumphant debut S. A. Dunphy

Kelly is a stunning writer . . . The twists and turns of this narrative will have you feeling as anxious, suspicious, and culpable as its characters Elske Rahill

Her Last Words is truly surprising. It starts one place and ends up somewhere else entirely, in a way that is original and demands reader attention. Emily Hourican