DARKHOUSE

***A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***

***AN IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER***

In a North Texas Backwater two teenage boys made a chilling pact that would unite them forever in a dark and twisted loyalty.

Now one lies dead. And the man responsible is going to pay.

When a routine investigation comes to a violent and tragic end, Detective Joe Lucchesi takes leave from the NYPD and moves with his wife and son to a quiet village on the south east coast of Ireland. They're happy. They're safe. And they're about to enter a nightmare more terrifying than the one they left behind.

When a young girl goes missing and the village closes ranks, Detective Lucchesi sets out to find the truth and uncovers a sinister trail that leads from the other side of the Atlantic and cuts directly to the very heart of his family.

His wife is lying. His son is lying.
And a killer is lying in wait.

'Darkhouse is a terrific debut by an exciting new writer’
- The Independent on Sunday

'With no-hold, non-stop action moving seamlessly between North Texas, New York and Waterford, Barclay confidently delivers a knockout first novel’
- The Irish Times

'Gripping...with shades of Patricia Cornwell’ - Sunday Tribune

'A powerful piece of writing...full of authentic touches and powerful pieces of description' - The Yorkshire Evening Post