- Published: 16 July 2019
- ISBN: 9781787460287
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $22.99
Darkest Truth
She refused to be silenced
- Published: 16 July 2019
- ISBN: 9781787460287
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $22.99
A strong, authentic and thoroughly likeable solicitor-protagonist, vivid setting and gripping storyline make for a terrific debut. I look forward to more from Catherine Kirwan!
Andrea Carter author of the Inishowen Mysteries (soon to be made into a TV series)
I really enjoyed it...A great female protagonist, a timely plot and the promise of much more to come from this debut author.
Catherine Ryan Howard author of Distress Signals (shortlisted for a CWA New Blood Dagger) and The Liar's Girl.
Darkest Truth tackles difficult issues with empathy and intelligence and still manages to be a gripping, twisting novel of mounting suspense. It couldn't be more relevant and the time to read this is right now.
Amy Lloyd, author of The Innocent Wife
A clever twist on the genre, asking us to look at male privilege and the reasons why these men have been able to get away with their crimes for so long...A very timely novel.
Araminta Hall, author of Our Kind of Cruelty
The story is told at a propulsive rate, the legal details are persuasive and the dialogue is excellent.
Irish Times
A fast-paced and twisty thriller, with a gutsy protagonist you can't help but root for. It left me breathless.
Claire Askew, author of All The Hidden Truths
A wonderfully assured debut
Irish Independent
A pacey page-turner, full of twists
Irish Examiner
A compelling debut novel
Choice novel
Darkest Truth is a very entertaining, confident and impressive debut with a very convincing main protagonist… It’s really wonderful to see Cork play such an important role in Catherine Kirwan’s writing, capturing the city in a very unique fashion… Darkest Truth is a very topical book focusing in on the current Me Too movement, mental health, grooming and abuse. Catherine Kirwan handles all these areas with great sensitivity, while also bringing us a novel that will have you eager to turn the pages, as you race to the finish.
Swirl and Thread Blog
A gripping and topical debut about chasing the truth and refusing to be silenced
CultureFly
Her quest to expose Gill is dark and twisted, but the believability of the characters is undeniable. Powerful writing
Woman
Darkest Truth has an unforgettable heroine, a well plotted story and very moving honesty at its heart. Timely and highly evocative of its setting, it's a strikingly good debut. I can't wait to read more from Catherine Kirwan.
Jane Casey, author of the Maeve Kerrigan series
It’s a great story
John Breen, Irish Examiner
Darkest Truth is a very entertaining, confident and impressive debut with a very convincing main protagonist… It’s really wonderful to see Cork play such an important role in Catherine Kirwan’s writing, capturing the city in a very unique fashion… Darkest Truth is a very topical book focusing in on the current Me Too movement, mental health, grooming and abuse. Catherine Kirwan handles all these areas with great sensitivity, while also bringing us a novel that will have you eager to turn the pages, as you race to the finish.
Swirl and Thread Blog