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2026: Jane Casey’s first novel set in her native Ireland
2026: Jane Casey’s first novel set in her native Ireland
A woman is found in bloodstained clothes on the lonely coast of County Mayo.
At first, she won’t speak. Then a name comes: Ruth. And a story about her missing friend: Maura.
Ruth says she and Maura were staying in a clifftop house together. But there’s no trace of her there. Nothing but a pool of blood.
Ruth says the pair fought in the days before Maura disappeared. But the locals say they only ever saw one woman.
Ruth swears she’s telling the truth, but do the answers really lie in everything she didn’t say?
County Mayo
The house in the novel is set in a secluded area in County Mayo. It’s never named but that’s not important – its the seclusion, the cliffs and rocky terrain and the fact that the cliff top house is close to the edge…..
Destination/location: County Mayo Author/guide: Jane Casey Departure Time: 2026
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