‘Subverted expectations at almost every turn’ New York Times on The Dark Hours

Return to the dark world of detective Julia Harte with another brand-new twisty Irish crime thriller full of jaw-dropping twists.

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In a quiet Cork village in 1960, Declan and Evelyn Forde are found brutally murdered while their infant daughter, Teresa, sleeps in a cot alongside her parents’ bodies. No witnesses, no motive. The killer is never caught and the case goes cold.

Decades later, Teresa returns to the isolated house where she lost her parents, with children of her own, reopening old wounds and gossip. Garda Julia Harte, newly promoted and determined, is drawn into the thirty-six-year-old mystery as someone begins to stalk Teresa’s family in a chilling echo of the past.

When Teresa disappears on the anniversary of her parents’ murders, Julia must navigate a community that protects its own and a past that refuses to stay silent. In the depths of an Irish winter, she races against time and her demons of her own to find the truth hidden beneath the layers of secrecy, devotion and devastating denial.

Irish Times bestselling author Amy Jordan returns with a blistering thriller featuring Julia Harte and a cold case that reignites in the most explosive way.

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Praise for Amy Jordan:

'Clever, immersive and utterly engrossing' Andrea Mara

‘Subverted my expectations at almost every turn… Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it’ New York Times

'Dazzling…this tangled, terrifying story feels as though Jordan has been writing for decades' Daily Mail

‘Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping – I tore through it in a single day’ Louise Candlish

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Readers love Amy Jordan!:

'You are whipped along with the plot… Breathtaking, heart-thumping. Couldn't put this down' FIVE STAR reader review

'From the first to the last page, it is captivating. The pace is quick and relentless, and the plotting is flawless' FIVE STAR reader review

'By far the easiest 5 stars I've given this year!… I'm so excited to read more from this author' FIVE STAR reader review

'I absolutely loved Julia, what an amazingly complex and expertly crafted character!' FIVE STAR reader review

'Outstanding, fresh and original … 5 stars all the way!' FIVE STAR reader review

'I am truly blown away. Immersive, suspenseful, and fantastically written' FIVE STAR reader review

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