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Play Dead for Me
(2018)(Too Close to Breathe)
(The first book in the Frankie Sheehan series)A novel by Olivia Kiernan
This novel was previously published as Too Close to Breathe.
Perfect for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey and Gillian Flynn
'Truly first class. Just knock-out' C. J Tudor, author of The Chalk Man
'Fantastic . . . Compelling, chilling and brilliant' Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend
'Mesmerizing . . . murder, betrayal, and secret lives . . . Everything you need in a great thriller' Lisa Gardner, author When You See Me
Respected scientist Dr Eleanor Costello is found hanged in her immaculate home: the scene the very picture of a suicide.
DCS Frankie Sheehan is handed the case, and almost immediately spots foul play.
As Frankie strives to paint a picture of the killer, and their victim, she starts to sense they are part of a larger, darker
canvas, on which the lines between the two blur.
Olivia Kiernan's debut is a bold, brilliant thriller that will keep you guessing and leave you breathless.
Genre: Mystery
Perfect for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey and Gillian Flynn
'Truly first class. Just knock-out' C. J Tudor, author of The Chalk Man
'Fantastic . . . Compelling, chilling and brilliant' Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend
'Mesmerizing . . . murder, betrayal, and secret lives . . . Everything you need in a great thriller' Lisa Gardner, author When You See Me
Respected scientist Dr Eleanor Costello is found hanged in her immaculate home: the scene the very picture of a suicide.
DCS Frankie Sheehan is handed the case, and almost immediately spots foul play.
As Frankie strives to paint a picture of the killer, and their victim, she starts to sense they are part of a larger, darker
canvas, on which the lines between the two blur.
Olivia Kiernan's debut is a bold, brilliant thriller that will keep you guessing and leave you breathless.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Too Close To Breathe welcomes a thrilling new voice to crime fiction. Taut and gritty, smart and dark, and with a brilliantly crafted detective in Frankie Sheehan, Olivia Kiernan plots twists and turns that will keep you in knots to the very end." - Linda Fairstein
"Too Close To Breathe is the kind of police procedural we haven't seen for a long time; a female cop with a traumatic past racing about the mean streets of Dublin, a hanged victim with a strange clue and a dark secret . . . Olivia Kiernan has brought the serial killer thriller back with a vengeance." - Christopher Fowler
"Mesmerizing . . . murder, betrayal, and secret lives . . . Everything you need in a great thriller." - Lisa Gardner
"A writer you will read with your breath held." - Jess Kidd
"Gritty, cynical and haunting, this is crime writing of the highest order and the product of a darkly fascinating mind. First class." - David Mark
"Disorderly, dangerous and above all, driven, Frankie Sheehan is the kind of true-to-life protagonist I love." - William Shaw
"Really slick . . . A proper page-turner." - Jo Spain
"Olivia Kiernan is a fabulous new voice on the crime-writing scene. Absorbing, touching and scary, this is a treat of a read." - Lesley Thomson
"Too Close To Breathe is the kind of police procedural we haven't seen for a long time; a female cop with a traumatic past racing about the mean streets of Dublin, a hanged victim with a strange clue and a dark secret . . . Olivia Kiernan has brought the serial killer thriller back with a vengeance." - Christopher Fowler
"Mesmerizing . . . murder, betrayal, and secret lives . . . Everything you need in a great thriller." - Lisa Gardner
"A writer you will read with your breath held." - Jess Kidd
"Gritty, cynical and haunting, this is crime writing of the highest order and the product of a darkly fascinating mind. First class." - David Mark
"Disorderly, dangerous and above all, driven, Frankie Sheehan is the kind of true-to-life protagonist I love." - William Shaw
"Really slick . . . A proper page-turner." - Jo Spain
"Olivia Kiernan is a fabulous new voice on the crime-writing scene. Absorbing, touching and scary, this is a treat of a read." - Lesley Thomson
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