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  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780099592587
  • Imprint: Windmill Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $22.99

Siren




A dark and suspenseful psychological thriller about the slippery nature of truth in post-conflict Ireland, and a redemptive story of a woman claiming back her own identity.

Ireland, 2004

Róisín Burns has spent over twenty-five years living a lie.

Brian Lonergan, a rising politician, has used the time to reinvent himself.

But scandal is brewing around him, and Róisín knows the truth.

Lonergan stole her life as a young girl. And now she wants it back.

But he is still one step ahead …

  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780099592587
  • Imprint: Windmill Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Annemarie Neary

Annemarie Neary was born in Northern Ireland and educated at Trinity College Dublin, King's Inns and the Courtauld Institute. She lives in London. Annemarie's short fiction has won awards in the UK, US and Ireland.

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Praise for Siren

Siren is a brave and searing study of characters isolated and estranged from society for very different reasons. It is a beautifully written tale of how we can never escape our past no matter how much others might want us to do so. Gripping, riveting and full of suspense.

Liz Nugent, author of Lying in Wait

I loved Siren. Annemarie Neary's beautiful and crisp writing cuts to the bone, a rarity in psychological thrillers.

Claire Fuller, author of Our Endless Numbered Days

Siren by Annemarie Neary is a powerful study of guilt and redemption, and how the present can never outrun the past. A gripping thriller, told in deft and subtle prose, this is a masterful crime debut.

Stuart Neville, author of The Twelve

I was incredibly impressed with this debut, with its pitch perfect mix of extreme human emotions, combined with the resonance of history. Neary has achieved something really quite special. Highly recommended.

Raven Crime Reads

Intelligent, thought provoking and beautifully written

Keith Nixon, Crime Fiction Lover

A nail-bitingly tense tale, with writing as sharp and pointed as arrows, where nobody is who they say they are ... she is definitely a writer to watch

Claire Coughlan, Sunday Independent

Fluent and fierce, the book’s integration of the politics of North and South with a gripping revenge plot makes it truly exciting and memorable

Jude Cook, Review 31

Siren is a great read – thrilling and frightening with something important to say about the damage done to people on both sides of the political divide during Northern Ireland's troubled past. I really loved this book and highly recommend it

Sheila Bugler, Crimesquad.com