The Mystery of Mercy Close
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- First published
- 13 Sep 2012
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- Not yet set
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- eBook
- Length
- 495 pages
- Published
- 13 Sep 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- ISBN
- 978-0718198275 (ISBN10: 9780718155315)
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About This Book
*NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES, THE WALSH SISTERS*
Discover the seriously funny, stunningly written novel about one woman's attempts to put her past behind her, from the author of 2025 No. 1 bestseller MY FAVOURITE MISTAKE
'A brilliant, unusual, brave book . Confirms Keyes's place as one of our finest writers' JOJO MOYES _________
Meet Helen Walsh.
Wasp-tongued private investigator Helen doesn't believe in love, fear or hot drinks.
But when a missing persons case takes her into the dark, glamorous world of her dodgy ex, Jay Parker, she is drawn away from Artie Devlin, her distinctly unglamorous detective boyfriend.
This isn't good news for Helen.
For Jay's fame-hungry world is one of smoke and mirrors, and Helen is no longer sure what she's doing, or quite why she's doing it…
To save herself from the brink, she'll have to start believing in something – and fast.
But will it be fear? Or love?
Love the Walsh sisters? Don't miss out on the eagerly awaited sequel to Rachel's Holiday: AGAIN, RACHEL . . .
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'Zips along with engaging characters, fabulous plotting and spot-on dialogue. Marian Keyes: what a genius' Daily Mail
'Gut-bustingly funny' Independent on Sunday
FAMOUS FANS AND WHY THEY LOVE MARIAN KEYES
'Marian's writing is the truth. With big laughs' Dawn French
'A giant of Irish writing' Naoise Dolan
'Will make you laugh and make you cry, but will also reveal the truth of who you really are' Louise O'Neill
'Keyes weaves the joy and pain of life in a unique and magical way' Cathy Rentzenbrink
'One of the most honest writers writing today' Pandora Sykes
'Compassionate, tender, incisive writing' Lucy Foley
'Her talent for tackling serious issues with such humanity and wit is balm for the soul' Nigella Lawson
'Marian Keyes is a brilliant writer. No one is better at making terrifically funny jokes while telling such important, perceptive and agonizing stories of the heart. She is a genius' Sali Hughes
'Irresistible, profound. Keyes's comic gift is always evident' Independent
'Joyful. Keyes' clever way with words and extraordinary wit. People stared at me as I laughed to myself' C.L. Taylor
'A born storyteller' Independent on Sunday
Winner of 'Author of the Year' at the British Book Awards May 2022
Book Overview
- First published
- 13 Sep 2012
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- Not yet set
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- Audiobook
- Published
- 13 Sep 2012
- Narration
- Solo narration
- Narrators
- Niamh Daly
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About This Book
Helen Walsh doesn’t believe in fear – it’s just a thing invented by men to get all the money and good job – and yet she’s sinking. Her work as a Private Investigator has dried up, her flat has been repossessed and now some old demons have resurfaced.
Not least in the form of her charming but dodgy ex-boyfriend Jay Parker, who shows up with a missing persons case. Money is tight – so tight Helen’s had to move back in with her elderly parents – and Jay is awash with cash. The missing person is Wayne Diffney, the ‘Wacky One’ from boyband Laddz. He’s vanished from his house in Mercy Close and it’s vital that he’s found – Laddz have a sell-out comeback gig in five days’ time.
Things ended messily with Jay. And she’s never going back there. Besides she has a new boyfriend now, the very sexy detective Artie Devlin and it’s all going well, even though his ex-wife isn’t quite ‘ex’ enough and his teenage son hates her. But the reappearance of Jay is stirring up all kinds of stuff she thought she’d left behind.
Playing by her own rules, Helen is drawn into a dark and glamorous world, where her worst enemy is her own head and where increasingly the only person she feels connected to is Wayne, a man she’s never even met.
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