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1993, 2014: The final book in the Paula Maguire series
The Killing House
What you need to know before your trail
When a puzzling missing persons’ case opens up in her hometown, forensic psychologist Paula Maguire can’t help but return once more.
Renovations at an abandoned farm have uncovered two bodies: a man known to be an IRA member missing since the nineties, and a young girl whose identity remains a mystery.
As Paula attempts to discover who the girl is and why no one is looking for her, an anonymous tip-off claims that her own long-lost mother is also buried on the farm.
When another girl is kidnapped, Paula must find the person responsible before more lives are destroyed. But there are explosive secrets still to surface. And even Paula can’t predict that the investigation will strike at the heart of all she holds dear.
Travel Guide
Ballyterrin
Paula is bored in her new job in London so jumps at the chance to consult with her old team when she returns to Ballyterrin for a wedding. She’s soon asked to use her skills in a very unique way – to identify bones found on a local farm which used to have IRA connections. When it could be linked to her mother’s disappearance in 1993, the net of intrigue gets ever tighter.
Ballyterrin
A ficitonal border town in Ireland. May have been inspired by Rostrevor where the author hails from.
EnniskillenCastle Barracks
A city devastated by bombings and referenced in the novel.
Omagh
A city devastated by a bomb in 1998 and referenced in the novel.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Killing House
Destination : Northern Ireland Author/Guide: Claire McGowan Departure Time:1993, 2014
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