My son has started taking a "ninja warrior" type class. As much as I try to read manuscripts for edits while I'm waiting, I find it's very hard to turn my editing brain on. And so I often turn to audiobooks!
Roisin O'Halloran went missing decades ago. Her best friend left town shortly thereafter and Roisin's sister has always wondered if she told the truth about what happened that day. The body was never found.
All grown up, Roisin's sister, Deedee is a cop with a growing drinking problem. She should be happy. She has the man she's always dreamed of, she has a good job...but the mystery surrounding her sister's fate still haunts her.
Caitlin, on the other hand, has become a criminal. Petty crimes, mostly. Opportunities to pretend to be someone else seem to be the bigger appeal. But when her mother dies, she's forced to return to the home she left so long ago.
As the two women are thrown together once again, they clash on every level. They each harbor animosity for various reasons. They're each suspicious of one another. And rightly so, because they're each hiding their own secrets.
And yet, if either of them are to move forward, they'll have to work together to reveal the truth behind the events of so many years ago.
If you enjoy reads with complex, bordering on unlikable characters, Darkrooms is great!
This is another that I alternated between audio and physical. Clare Harte does a wonderful job as the narrator, so I highly recommend the audio if that's your preferred format!
This is a book about a cold case, a current case, and highly damaged people looking for connection and closure.
I'm a sucker for a good cold case. I'm also a sucker for a book that leans into local legend and folklore. This is a little lighter in that regard, very much along the lines of the Australian Netflix show Playing Gracie Darling.
I also have no issue with unlikable characters. In fact, when an author is able to create those characters, as Hannigan does here, while also building enough of their story to make the reader understand WHY they are the way they are, I appreciate it even more.
Consider buying a copy from your favorite indie via Bookshop.org!
(I received this book as an ARC with no promise or guarantee of a review, good or bad. This review is solely my opinion.)
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