2024 CWA Gold Dagger
2024 Encore Award (nominee)
WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION'S GOLD DAGGER AWARD
"Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving . . . . Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in.”—Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark
Two women wrenched apart by a family member’s disappearance must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner by the author of A Crooked Tree.
Nessa Garvey’s sister Deena vanished without a trace in Philadelphia in 2004. In all that time, Nessa has never once doubted what her instincts told her: her sister’s ex-husband has gotten away with an unspeakable crime.
Nessa’s niece, Ruby, is raised by her father, the man Nessa suspects, in rural Vermont, on the shores of Lake Champlain. Ruby learns how to hunt, how the plants and trees grow, how to avoid making her father angry. The one question she longs to ask is the one she knows she cannot voice: What really happened to her mother?
Over fourteen years, four hundred miles apart, these two women slowly begin to unearth the family history of insidious power and control that has shaped them both in such different ways. But can they reach each other in time?
Tell Me What I Am is a riveting, indelible tour de force of buried secrets and unlikely resilience.
Genre: Mystery
"Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving . . . . Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in.”—Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark
Two women wrenched apart by a family member’s disappearance must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner by the author of A Crooked Tree.
Nessa Garvey’s sister Deena vanished without a trace in Philadelphia in 2004. In all that time, Nessa has never once doubted what her instincts told her: her sister’s ex-husband has gotten away with an unspeakable crime.
Nessa’s niece, Ruby, is raised by her father, the man Nessa suspects, in rural Vermont, on the shores of Lake Champlain. Ruby learns how to hunt, how the plants and trees grow, how to avoid making her father angry. The one question she longs to ask is the one she knows she cannot voice: What really happened to her mother?
Over fourteen years, four hundred miles apart, these two women slowly begin to unearth the family history of insidious power and control that has shaped them both in such different ways. But can they reach each other in time?
Tell Me What I Am is a riveting, indelible tour de force of buried secrets and unlikely resilience.
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An engrossing, deftly-told story with an aching secret at its heart, this is a profoundly moving novel of family and women standing strong together." - Lisa Ballantyne
"Intense, deftly suspenseful and beautifully written. Rich characterisation, suspense and long-buried, unsettling secrets mark this beautifully written crime novel about a fractured family." - Garry Disher
"A beautifully written, carefully constructed depiction of two complicated women whose lives have been upended by tragedy. Una Mannion has woven a haunting, desperate story, with a twisty mystery at its core. With laser-sharp tension and brilliant characterization, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable read." - Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
"This beautiful, haunting novel beats with the heart of a thriller, but is so much more. Una Mannion is a writer of extraordinary talent, compassion and power." - Louise Kennedy
"Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion is very VERY good. About the impact on her family when a woman disappears, it's vividly real. The writing is beautiful, the emotions are conveyed exquisitely. There's love here as well as pain." - Marian Keyes
"What a captivating book! The writing is exquisite, the plotting is intricate and the story is utterly compelling. I loved it." - Liz Nugent
"Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving. Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in." - Chris Whitaker
"Intense, deftly suspenseful and beautifully written. Rich characterisation, suspense and long-buried, unsettling secrets mark this beautifully written crime novel about a fractured family." - Garry Disher
"A beautifully written, carefully constructed depiction of two complicated women whose lives have been upended by tragedy. Una Mannion has woven a haunting, desperate story, with a twisty mystery at its core. With laser-sharp tension and brilliant characterization, Tell Me What I Am is an unforgettable read." - Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
"This beautiful, haunting novel beats with the heart of a thriller, but is so much more. Una Mannion is a writer of extraordinary talent, compassion and power." - Louise Kennedy
"Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion is very VERY good. About the impact on her family when a woman disappears, it's vividly real. The writing is beautiful, the emotions are conveyed exquisitely. There's love here as well as pain." - Marian Keyes
"What a captivating book! The writing is exquisite, the plotting is intricate and the story is utterly compelling. I loved it." - Liz Nugent
"Sharp, poignant, thrilling and moving. Tell Me What I Am is the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in." - Chris Whitaker
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