Old Friends Gather for a Reckoning at the Abbaye
Rosemary Hennigan gathers old friends at the Abbaye, where Kit's return stirs secrets, desire and reckoning. This is a tempting pick for readers who enjoy atmospheric psychological fiction about friendship groups whose shared pasts refuse to stay polite.
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Old Friends Gather for a Reckoning at the Abbaye
Rosemary Hennigan gathers old friends at the Abbaye, where Kit's return stirs secrets, desire and reckoning. This is a tempting pick for readers who enjoy atmospheric psychological fiction about friendship groups whose shared pasts refuse to stay polite.
- Book Synopsis
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Her fate was in their hands. Now their future is in hers. Kit's summer job at the Abbaye de Saint Maurice was supposed to be a clean slate - until she fell in with 'the Olympians', a clique of wealthy young academics staying nearby. Kit, desperate to fit in, was drawn to them like a moth to a flame.
Then came the incident. One night. One choice. One secret too dark to name. Kit fled, and for ten years, she stayed gone.
When an invitation arrives, summoning her back to the Abbaye, Kit returns - not for redemption, but for a reckoning. A former lover is writing a book that threatens to crack open the past, and the Olympians want Kit to silence him. Again.
Will Kit be able to betray the man she once loved for the good of the rest? How far are her old friends willing to go to protect themselves? And, in a place where memory is a weapon and desire cuts deep, the real question is - who is Kit when the masks come off?
Ideal for readers who:
- Have a soft spot for suspense about privilege, secrecy and reputations protecting the guilty.
- Expect a remote abbey and decade-old secret to give the reckoning a gothic edge.
- Pick up returns that turn old friendships, ambition and revenge into a trap.
- Seek dark-academia-adjacent thrillers where status is part of the danger.
- About The Author
- Rosemary Hennigan is an Irish author and former solicitor. She is also a director of the Irish Writers Centre. Her debut novel The Truth Will Out was longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger award in 2023. Her second novel, The Favourite, was published in North America as The Favorites in November 2023. Her next book, The Hotel Guest, is forthcoming in April 2026 with Park Row Books (North America) and Hachette Ireland (Ireland/UK). Rosemary lives in Dublin with her husband and a lot of books. You can find her on Instagram (@rosiehennigan) and Tiktok (@rosemaryhennigan).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781399756617
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland, (30 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 400 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 232 x 154 x 28 mm
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