After decades of dereliction and inner-city neglect, Barrack Street, Cork is finally being excavated. The work uncovers the skeletal remains of six men, scattered around the site, their hands and feet all bound, all clearly killed violently, but many decades, even centuries, ago.
When a seventh body is found, Detective Garda Alice McCann knows immediately this one is different. It’s female, for a start, and considerably more recent. Who was she? And who killed her?
Alice is determined to find the truth and bring the killer to justice – and, desperately seeking a way back to who she used to be, she also senses that this might be the case to do it.
But powerful forces are determined to stop her. Cork is small, with all kinds of hidden connections, and plenty of people who used to be friends, who now live very different lives… But their shared history unites them. And their secrets.
EVERYONE IS CAPTIVATED BY THE SEVENTH BODY
‘Absolutely brilliant. Could not put it down. I can’t imagine anyone not liking this. It’s one of those books’ Andrea Mara
‘Whipsmart and addictive . . . Catherine Kirwan’s best book yet. Twisty, propulsive and totally unexpected, I couldn’t put it down’ Sam Blake
‘Catherine Kirwan is a superb writer . . . a gritty mystery, delivered with crisp wit and a gut-wrenching emotional punch’ William Shaw
‘An expertly woven mystery, with a clever, compelling plot and a great cast of characters’ Michelle McDonagh
‘A compelling mystery and fast-paced thriller, wittily and sharply observed through the lens of Cork’s nineties’ club scene. Kirwan brings us on a propulsive ride in the company of believable and complex characters who I know will live on in my mind long after I put this book down’ Gill Perdue
‘With authentic characters and a complex, suspenseful and intriguing mystery, Kirwan has created another page-turner to delight her fans’ Carmel Harrington
‘An absolute knockout. Catherine Kiran knows how to hook a reader, but this one really hits on another level. It’s got everything you’d want from a crime thriller; snappy pacing, a plot that keeps you guessing and a gritty Cork setting that transports you’ Amanda Cassidy
When a seventh body is found, Detective Garda Alice McCann knows immediately this one is different. It’s female, for a start, and considerably more recent. Who was she? And who killed her?
Alice is determined to find the truth and bring the killer to justice – and, desperately seeking a way back to who she used to be, she also senses that this might be the case to do it.
But powerful forces are determined to stop her. Cork is small, with all kinds of hidden connections, and plenty of people who used to be friends, who now live very different lives… But their shared history unites them. And their secrets.
EVERYONE IS CAPTIVATED BY THE SEVENTH BODY
‘Absolutely brilliant. Could not put it down. I can’t imagine anyone not liking this. It’s one of those books’ Andrea Mara
‘Whipsmart and addictive . . . Catherine Kirwan’s best book yet. Twisty, propulsive and totally unexpected, I couldn’t put it down’ Sam Blake
‘Catherine Kirwan is a superb writer . . . a gritty mystery, delivered with crisp wit and a gut-wrenching emotional punch’ William Shaw
‘An expertly woven mystery, with a clever, compelling plot and a great cast of characters’ Michelle McDonagh
‘A compelling mystery and fast-paced thriller, wittily and sharply observed through the lens of Cork’s nineties’ club scene. Kirwan brings us on a propulsive ride in the company of believable and complex characters who I know will live on in my mind long after I put this book down’ Gill Perdue
‘With authentic characters and a complex, suspenseful and intriguing mystery, Kirwan has created another page-turner to delight her fans’ Carmel Harrington
‘An absolute knockout. Catherine Kiran knows how to hook a reader, but this one really hits on another level. It’s got everything you’d want from a crime thriller; snappy pacing, a plot that keeps you guessing and a gritty Cork setting that transports you’ Amanda Cassidy
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Reviews
Whipsmart and addictive, The Seventh Body is Catherine Kirwan's best book yet. Twisty, propulsive and totally unexpected, I couldn't put it down! Alice McCann is a brilliant character, shrewd but vulnerable - with a lot to prove - she has a great future. Catherine's superb writing and love of Cork is clear on every page'
Catherine Kirwan is a superb writer. The Seventh Body is a gritty mystery, delivered with crisp wit and a gut-wrenching emotional punch
Absolutely brilliant. Could not put it down. I can't imagine anyone not liking this. It's one of those books
An expertly woven mystery - with a clever, compelling plot and a great cast of characters - that I couldn't put down. A great premise, sharp, assured prose, cracking dialogue, authentic humour that I loved and, as always, Kirwan brings the city of Cork to life as a character in its own right. Her best book yet! I inhaled it
A compelling mystery and fast-paced thriller, wittily and sharply observed through the lens of Cork's nineties' club scene. Kirwan brings us on a propulsive ride in the company of believable and complex characters who I know will live on in my mind long after I put this book down. But most importantly, The Seventh Body is a moving testament to the victims of Crime, who are neither sidelined nor used as props, but brought back to life in all their vivid humanity. Unforgettable
With authentic characters and a complex, suspenseful and intriguing mystery, Kirwan has created another page-turner to delight her fans. In particular, I became wholly invested in the emotional arc of Detective Garda Alice McCann, whose vulnerability was revealed deftly, layer by layer, throughout the story
The Seventh Body is an absolute knockout. Catherine Kiran knows how to hook a reader, but this one really hits on another level. It's got everything you'd want from a crime thriller; snappy pacing, a plot that keeps you guessing and a gritty Cork setting that transports you. But what really sets this book apart is how much heart it has. I tore through it at lightning speed . . . Brilliant stuff