There Came A-Tapping
A gripping thriller that will keep you up all night
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:27th Mar '25
Should be back in stock very soon
'Beautifully written . . . This dark tale never loses its grip. Best not to read it at night' DAILY MAIL
'Atmospheric, creepy . . . kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it' ANDREA MARA
'Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read' JO SPAIN
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Since losing her parents in a car crash as a teen, Allie has struggled to cope. Meeting Rory finally made things easier. She's come to rely on him for almost everything, so when he disappears while filming a documentary in the West of Ireland, she fears she'll come undone. Again.
Tap...
When a couple arrive at the Dublin apartment she and Rory share, claiming to be the new tenants, Allie is distraught. Why did Rory let out their home without telling her? And - where is he?
Tap-tap...
She seeks refuge at the run-down and reputedly haunted Raven Cottage in the Slieve Bloom mountains, where she and Rory were planning to move one day. Allie slowly starts to build a life for herself - and begins to believe that she might manage to make it alone.
Tap-tap-tap...
But then Rory's car is found submerged at the end of a pier, nowhere near where he was supposed to be - and the body in the driver's seat isn't his. Alison starts to revisit her memories of their time together, and begins to question if she can trust them...
A gripping, haunting thriller that will give you chills - perfect for fans of Tana French, Erin Kelly and Jane Casey.
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'A rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion' JANE CASEY
'Hauntingly atmospheric . . . will keep you up all night!' SAM BLAKE
'Devoured this in two sittings. A hugely atmospheric mystery with a creeping sense of dread' BRIAN MCGILLOWAY
'Had me gripped from the start' AMANDA JENNINGS
Beautifully written . . . This dark tale never loses its grip - part mystery, part ghost story - with the terrified Allie at its heart. Best not to read it at night * Daily Mail *
An atmospheric, creepy, tense thriller - intriguing, haunting, and kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it. A sure-fire hit! -- Andrea Mara, author of Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller NO ONE SAW A THING
There Came A-Tapping is Andrea Carter at her best: a vulnerable protagonist who makes agonising choices, a rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion -- Jane Casey, No. 1 Irish bestseller A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY
A sublime new standalone from a gifted writer. Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read -- Jo Spain, author of THE CONFESSION
Authentic, original, hauntingly atmospheric, and in parts just plain terrifying,There Came A-Tapping will keep you up all night! A brilliantly woven thriller, I couldn't put it down -- Sam Blake, No. 1 bestselling author of REMEMBER MY NAME
Devoured this in two sittings. Wonderful evocation of a small village community and a hugely atmospheric mystery with a creeping sense of dread which builds to a satisfying, surprising conclusion. Not to be missed -- Brian McGilloway, author of THE ONE YOU LEAST SUSPECT
Had me gripped from the start. Packed with atmosphere and an eerie claustrophobia, this story set in a small rural community is full of tension and a ratcheting sense of peril. I was fully invested in the story, and could picture every detail of Raven Cottage so perfectly I could have been there. Loved this! -- Amanda Jennings, author of THE CLIFF HOUSE
An engaging read with a seemingly vulnerable but in the end surprisingly resilient character at its heart. Thoroughly enjoyable * Irish Independent *
ISBN: 9781408724033
Dimensions: 238mm x 160mm x 36mm
Weight: 560g
336 pages