Karen Perry is the pen name of Dublin-based authors Paul Perry and Karen Gillece.
Paul Perry is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books. A winner of The Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year Award, he is a lecturer in creative writing at Kingston University, London, and course director in poetry at the Faber Academy in Dublin.
Karen Gillece is the author of four critically acclaimed novels. In 2009 she won the European Union Prize for Literature (Ireland).
Paul Perry is the author of a number of critically acclaimed books. A winner of The Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year Award, he is a lecturer in creative writing at Kingston University, London, and course director in poetry at the Faber Academy in Dublin.
Karen Gillece is the author of four critically acclaimed novels. In 2009 she won the European Union Prize for Literature (Ireland).
Genres: Mystery
Novels
The Boy That Never Was (2014)
The Innocent Sleep (2014)
Only We Know (2015)
Girl Unknown (2016)
Can You Keep a Secret (2017)
Your Closest Friend (2018)
Come a Little Closer (2019)
Stranger (2021)
The Worst Thing You Ever Did (2023)
The Innocent Sleep (2014)
Only We Know (2015)
Girl Unknown (2016)
Can You Keep a Secret (2017)
Your Closest Friend (2018)
Come a Little Closer (2019)
Stranger (2021)
The Worst Thing You Ever Did (2023)
Novellas and Short Stories
Karen Perry recommends
She Lies in Wait (2019)
(DCI Jonah Sheens, book 1)
Gytha Lodge
"The discovery of human remains hidden in the woods forces six friends to relive the night that ended their innocence. In this cracking, page-turning thriller, Gytha Lodge brings the reader on a twisty edgy ride, flipping deftly between two timelines as it races towards the reveal. Gripping stuff."
Him (2018)
Clare Empson
"There are shades of Brideshead in this elegantly written novel that explores the devastating effects of a doomed love affair. A captivating read."
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