The House of Ashes

'This might well be his masterpiece' - MARK BILLINGHAM
'One of Ireland's finest crime writers' - STEVE CAVANAGH
'Chilling and compelling' - VAL McDERMID
'Terrifying' - CHRIS BROOKMYRE
'Thrilling' - CHRIS WHITAKER
'Stunning' - MARK EDWARDS
'Brilliant' - ADRIAN McKINTY
'Haunting' - LIZ NUGENT
'Superb' - WILL DEAN
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For Sara Keane, it was supposed to be a second chance. A new country. A new house. A new beginning with her husband Damien.

Then came the knock on the door.

Elderly Mary Jackson can't understand why Sara and her husband are living in her home. She remembers the fire, and the house burning down. But she also remembers the children. The children who need her, whom she must protect.

'The children will find you,' she tells Sara, because Mary knows she needs help too. Sara soon becomes obsessed with what happened in that house nearly sixty years ago - the tragic, bloody night her husband never intended for her to discover. And Mary - silent for six decades - is finally ready to tell her story . . .

The House of Ashes is the stunning new 2022 thriller from the award-winning master of the genre, Stuart Neville - perfect for fans of John Connolly, Alex North and Brian McGilloway.


Genre: Mystery

"Stuart Neville writes crime fiction that is edgy, compelling and always deeply humane. This might well be his masterpiece." - Mark Billingham

"oulful, lyrical, elegiac and utterly terrifying . . . You can buy this book, but it will own you." - Chris Brookmyre

"Stuart Neville is a powerhouse of deep, dark emotional fiction. One of Ireland's finest crime writers." - Steve Cavanagh

"Superb. Some extraordinary (and beautiful) melancholic scenes. Poignant, compelling and immersive." - Will Dean

"Brutal and compelling, but written with huge heart and empathy. A visceral and haunting thriller." - Doug Johnstone

"Chilling, compassionate and compelling, Stuart Neville takes us straight to the dark heart of rural Ireland." - Val McDermid

"A brilliant, atmospheric novel from Stuart Neville that plays with chronology and the idea that evil can linger in the dark places...Neville writes with care and empathy and his characters will stay with you for a long time. In a storied career this may well be Stuart Neville's best book ." - Adrian McKinty

"A stunning and haunting thriller. I loved it." - Liz Nugent

"Moving, thrilling, tragic. The House of Ashes is a phenomenal achievement from a crime fiction Titan." - Chris Whitaker