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  • Published: 10 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781844886814
  • Imprint: Penguin Ireland
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $34.99
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The Night I Killed Him




What happens when a body emerging from the deep threatens to destroy the apparently perfect life of an iconic influencer?

The world of beloved influencer, Gemma Fitzgerald seems ready to implode when the body of her brother, Max – who disappeared 18 years earlier – is washed up on a beach. Everyone thought Max had taken his own life the night of his twenty-first birthday party, but Gemma knows the truth – she is responsible for Max’s disappearance. With the police bearing down from one side, and her glamorous lifestyle hanging by a thread, it seems the devastating truth is about to destroy Gemma’s life and take her away from her precious little boy.

Gemma has created a dazzling world in trying to forget that fateful night. What if it’s all been a lie?

  • Published: 10 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781844886814
  • Imprint: Penguin Ireland
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $34.99
Categories:

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Praise for The Night I Killed Him

Utterly UTTERLY magnificent! Great writing, gorgeous characterisation and such a plot – the pleasure it gave me! I was so deliciously engrossed

Marian Keyes

A contemporary white-knuckle ride that I could not look away from until the shocking end. My nerves were shredded! It's a brilliant modern psychological thriller with shades of Daphne Du Maurier and Nancy Price. I loved this book

Edel Coffey

This is a sharply engaging and propulsive crime drama, but what really gripped me was the depth of its characters and their stories. Woven into its deftly crafted plot are moving and poignant tales of love, loss, betrayal and redemption. A truly compelling read

Jake Arnott

An all too believable look behind the glossy world of the social media influencer in a pitch perfect south Dublin setting . . . both a satisfying mystery and a new twist on the traditional police duo

Sinéad Crowley

So tightly plotted with great characters, even one I myself wanted to kill! It had me on tenterhooks throughout and my nerves were shot

Patricia Gibney

Gill Perdue has a real way of seeing into people's minds and hearts, and she's not afraid of the dark

Kitty Murphy

A twisty, intriguing, clever crime thriller . . . It’s beautifully written, the author’s empathy shining through her characters and her words

Michelle McDonagh

A dark unsettling mystery, tackling themes of abuse and murder but elevated by the depth of female friendship, old and new. Gill Perdue's ability to capture relationship dynamics is rivalled only by her skill at creating nail-biting tension. Gripping . . . a must-read!

Amy Jordan

A compulsive heart-stopping read that makes you forget to breathe! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough – a superb, a gripping, tense, bone chiller of a book that you won't forget

Sam Blake

A thriller with heart ... Perdue delivers brilliant, intricate and suspenseful storytelling. Darkly gripping, I tore through it in a few days.

Amanda Cassidy

Gripped me from the first page and wouldn’t let me go until the last. A masterfully written crime novel with a heart-thumping climax.

Tina Orr

Absolutely riveting, entertaining and eminently readable.

Liz Nugent

Gill Perdue is a skilled storyteller whose books provide an addictive mix of richly compelling characters and a plot that keeps the pages turning long into the night.

Rosemary Hennigan

A tense, gripping and highly atmospheric page turner. Enjoyed it immensely!

Andrea Carter

A superbly crafted story ... both beautifully written and nerve-shreddingly tense. Completely compelling - you won't want to put it down

Jane Casey

Gill Perdue's best book yet. Grabs you from the very first page and it won't let go. Outstanding!

Michelle Dunne

Nobody does the combination of real-life police procedural paired with the slow-burn of a sinister domestic thriller like Gill Perdue. An absolute page-turner.

Jo Spain

What a ride! A propulsive and engaging thriller with such authentic, believable characters you won't want to say goodbye. Gill Perdue is a master of characterisation, dialogue and suspense.

Fiona McPhillips

Gill Perdue has written a brilliantly taut novel in The Night I Killed Him. A story of high stakes, secrecy and betrayal, with such terrific dynamism between characters. I raced through it.

Liv Matthews

Great story. Can't wait to see where they go next.

Dr Marie Cassidy

Gill Perdue delivers what might be her best book yet in this cold case murder mystery set in the world of elite sailing. As usual with Perdue, there’s empathy and drama in equal measure and a thrill a second ending that will make you gasp.

Catherine Kirwan

I loved this! Sharp, savvy, twisty, modern and gets you in the gut.

Vicki Notaro

This gripping police procedural has it all: interesting characters, sharp writing and a tightly woven plot. Start reading Gill Perdue now, and thank me later.

Claire Couhglan

The best crime novel I've read in ages. Told with delicacy and real understanding, and perfectly paced, it is so completely gripping that by the time I reached the final chapters you would have had to tear the book from my cold dead hands.

Karen Perry

A fresh, assured voice in Irish crime writing

Andrea Mara

A highly empathetic writer

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