Description: "Ireland in the 1990s seemed a safe place for women. With the news dominated by the Troubles, it was easy to ignore non-political murders and sexual violence, to trust that you weren't going to be dragged into the shadows and killed. But beneath the surface, a far darker reality had taken hold. Through questioning the society and circumstances that allowed eight young women to vanish without a trace--no conclusion or conviction, no resolution for their loved ones--bestselling crime novelist Claire McGowan delivers a candid investigation into the culture of secrecy, victim-blaming, and shame that left these women's bodies unfound, their fates unknown, their assailants unpunished"--Back cover.
Brief description:
Claire McGowan was born in 1981 in a small Irish village where the most exciting thing that ever happened was some cows getting loose on the road. She is the author of The Fall, What You Did, The Other Wife, The Push, I Know You and the acclaimed Paula Maguire crime series. She also writes women's fiction under the name Eva Woods.
Review Quotes:
"A chilling book of true crime featuring important social issue concerns." --Kirkus Reviews
"Thought-provoking, compelling true crime." --Library Journal
"McGowan writes for the justice of the lost and murdered women and for change in Ireland." --Booklist