A Buried Confession Brings Deadly Consequences
Confession, memory and Irish crime give this story a strong moral charge. Gillian Perdue builds tension around a long-buried night, creating the sense that one secret can alter every life around it. The past never feels safely buried here, which keeps the pressure alive.
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A Buried Confession Brings Deadly Consequences
Confession, memory and Irish crime give this story a strong moral charge. Gillian Perdue builds tension around a long-buried night, creating the sense that one secret can alter every life around it. The past never feels safely buried here, which keeps the pressure alive.
- Book Synopsis
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'A fresh, assured voice in Irish crime writing' Andrea Mara
'Absolutely riveting and eminently readable.' Liz Nugent
'A writer at the top of her game … I could not look away until the shocking end.' Edel Coffey
'An absolute page-turner' Jo Spain
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The world of beloved influencer, Gemma Fitzgerald, seems ready to implode when the body of her brother, Max - who disappeared 18 years earlier - is washed up on a beach. Everyone thought Max had taken his own life the night of his twenty-first birthday party, but Gemma knows the truth - she is responsible for Max's disappearance.
With the police bearing down from one side, and her glamorous lifestyle hanging by a thread, it seems the devastating truth is about to destroy Gemma's life and take her away from her precious little boy.
Gemma has created a dazzling world in trying to forget that fateful night. What if it's all been a lie?
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'Great writing, gorgeous characterisation and such a plot! I was so deliciously engrossed.' Marian Keyes
'I devoured it. So tightly plotted with great characters … it had me on tenterhooks throughout and my nerves were shot.' Patricia Gibney
'A compulsive heart-stopping read, that makes you forget to breathe! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough … a gripping, tense, bone chiller of a book that you won't forget.' Sam Blake
'A superbly crafted story - a gripping thriller, but also a sensitive and insightful portrayal of guilt and grief. It's both beautifully written and nerve-shreddingly tense. Completely compelling - you won't want to put it down.' Jane Casey
Ideal for readers who:
- Follow Irish crime built around an influencer’s polished life and hidden guilt.
- Are drawn to cold cases that resurface when a body reveals what was buried.
- Read thrillers where family secrets threaten everything a character has built.
- Appreciate moral pressure as well as police pressure.
- About The Author
- Gill Perdue is a writer and dance teacher. She worked as a primary school teacher for fifteen years and published four children's books. If I Tell, her first adult novel, was an Irish bestseller and shortlisted for Crime Novel of the Year at the 2022 Irish Book Awards. The Night I Killed Him is her third novel. Gill lives in Dublin.
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- ISBN
- 9781405970259
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, (12 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 291 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 129 x 25 mm
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