I Confess
‘Gripping, stylish, convincing’ Sunday Times
They won’t all live to tell the tale…
Seven friends. One killer. No escape…
A group of childhood friends are reunited at a luxury inn on a remote west coast peninsula in Ireland. But as a storm builds outside, the dark events that marred their childhoods threaten to resurface.
And when a body is discovered, the group faces a shocking realisation: a killer is among them, and not everyone will escape with their lives…
‘Almost unbearably tense and shocking’ IRISH INDEPENDENT
‘Compelling…sharply observed’ IRISH TIMES
”'Unfolds in a delirious frenzy. I Confess is funny and sad and moving, a page-turner and a treat” - Irish Times
”'An intricate superbly paced plot, evoking a menacing undertone that starts on the first page and doesn’t let up until the very last sentence.” - Sunday Independent (Ireland)
Praise for Alex Barclay: -
”'Ren Bryce becomes a more compelling character with each successive novel … sharply observed” - Declan Hughes, Irish Times
”'A well-up-to-scratch Barclay keeps this small-town tale rattling along at an enjoyably breakneck speed to a most unexpected denouement” - Irish Examiner
”'The pace is fast, without feeling rushed; the twists never feel forced; and the denouement, when it comes, is almost unbearably intense and shocking” - Irish Independent
”'An intense, frightening read … gripping throughout” - Woman’s Way
”'Snappy dialogue … a meaty read” - Irish Independent
”'Cleverly paced, with Barclay drawing out the suspense but giving you just enough information to keep you hooked” - Hot Press
”'Gripping, stylish, convincing” - Sunday Times (Ireland)
”'Tense, no-punches-pulled thriller that will have you on the edge of your deckchair.” - Woman and Home
”'Right now, she’s the rising star of the hard-boiled crime fiction world, combining wild characters, surprising plots and massive backdrops with a touch of dry humour” - Mirror