{"product_id":"the-empty-room-paperback-1","title":"The Empty Room - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian McGilloway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do you do when your child disappears?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A hugely compelling story of loss, grief and vengeance, \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Room\u003c\/i\u003e is probably the best novel yet by one of our finest mystery writers. Unmissable.' \u003cb\u003eJohn Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The tension and heartbreak kept me turning the pages' \u003cb\u003ePatricia Gibney\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A searing, thrilling and heartbreaking look at life, loss and revenge, expertly handled by a hugely talented storyteller' \u003cb\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePandora - Dora - Condron wakes one morning to discover her 17-year old daughter Ellie, has not come home after a party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day Ellie disappears, Dora is alone as her husband Eamon has already left for the day in his job as a long-distance lorry driver. So Dora does the usual things: rings around Ellie's friends... but no one knows where she is. Her panic growing, Dora tries the local hospitals and art college where Ellie is a student - but then the police arrive on her doorstep with the news her daughter's handbag has been discovered dumped in a layby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Dora's ordeal of waiting and not knowing what has become of her girl. Eamon's lack of empathy and concern, Dora realises, is indicative of the state of their marriage, and left on her own, Dora begins to reassess everything she thought she knew about her family and her life. Increasingly isolated and disillusioned with the police investigation, Dora feels her grip on reality slipping as she takes it upon herself to find her daughter - even if it means tearing apart everything and everybody she had ever loved, and taking justice into her own hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Empty Room\u003c\/i\u003e has all the elements of great drama - murder, revenge, sacrifice - along with complex moral questions that will keep you engaged long after the final thrilling page' Martina Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compulsive, addictive, heart rending read, The Empty Room is a tale of grief and loss, and ultimately redemption, that puts Brian McGilloway at the very top of the game. I could not put it down' Sam Blake\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Masterful, humane, compelling, beautifully written, utterly convincing - and without a wasted word' Catherine Kirwan \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Empty Room is a tense, and at times claustrophic, slow-burner which builds to a devastating conclusion' Claire Allan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tense thriller'\u003ci\u003e Irish Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Empty Room surely secures Brian's place as one of the best writers out there. . . a thoughtful exploration of a mother struggling with a changed world. . . exceptional' Chris MacDonald \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'High tension and high emotion make this story a page turner' Roisin Meaney\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Brian McGilloway \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecompulsive police procedural, but it's so much more than that: thought-provoking, compassionate and beautifully-written. McGilloway is one of the finest crime-writers working today' \u003c\/b\u003eAnn Cleeves \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBlood Ties\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those rare gems; a beautifully written crime novel that's also brilliantly paced, skillfully plotted and utterly absorbing. Brian McGilloway is, quite simply, a master of his art. Bravo'\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Spain \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian McGilloway's police procedurals are a masterclass in crime fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es' \u003c\/b\u003eAndrea Carter \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A clever, engaging and beautifully crafted police procedural' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' \u003c\/b\u003eLee Child on \u003ci\u003eBad Blood\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This dazzling, labyrinthine debut impresses not only for the authentic depiction of a troubled community and the conflicts of a fallible detective, but also for the intense portrait of the borderlands themselves; as beautiful and terrible as the secrets they keep'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'McGilloway's Borderlands was one of last years most impressive debuts. Does Gallows Lane pass the feared second-novel test? Easily.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'McGilloway skilfully handles the tangled threads of a conspiracy surrounding an old crime, to make a satisfying mystery with an attractive central character.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat do you do when your child disappears?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePandora - Dora - Condren wakes one morning to discover her 17-year old daughter Ellie, has not come home after a party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe day Ellie disappears, Dora is alone as her husband Eamon has already left for the day in his job as a long-distance lorry driver. So Dora does the usual things: rings around Ellie's friends... but no one knows where she is. Her panic growing, Dora tries the local hospitals and art college where Ellie is a student - but then the police arrive on her doorstep with the news her daughter's handbag has been discovered dumped in a layby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Dora's ordeal of waiting and not knowing what has become of her girl. Eamon's lack of empathy and concern, Dora realises, is indicative of the state of their marriage, and left on her own, Dora begins to reassess everything she thought she knew about her family and her life. Increasingly isolated and disillusioned with the police investigation, Dora feels her grip on reality slipping as she takes it upon herself to find her daughter - even if it means tearing apart everything and everybody she had ever loved, and taking justice into her own hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The tension and heartbreak kept me turning the pages' Patricia Gibney\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian McGilloway\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eleven crime novels including the Ben Devlin mysteries and the Lucy Black series, the first of which, \u003ci\u003e Little Girl Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, became a New York Times and UK No.1 bestseller. In addition to being shortlisted for a CWA Dagger and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, he is a past recipient of the Ulster University McCrea Literary Award and won the BBC Tony Doyle Award for his screenplay, Little Emperors. He currently teaches in Strabane, where he lives with his wife and four children\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47254060499193,"sku":"9781472133298","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/riEN-Rulye9781472133298_62bc34a2-1db2-46b4-904d-118c243ffb8c.webp?v=1768712535","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-empty-room-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}