There's Something I Have To Tell You by Michelle McDonagh
Synopsis
HOME IS WHERE THE SECRETS ARE BURIED
On Glenbeg Farm, it was a morning like any other. Only the distressed bark of beloved collie Samson hinted that all was not well . . .
When the bodies of wealthy matriarch Ursula Kennedy and her farmer husband Jimmy are pulled from the slurry pit, shock ricochets throughout the family and community. Everyone has questions, including the gardaí. Was this a tragic accident? Or is there more to it than meets the eye?
Their son Rob, once destined for a high-flying legal career, is now involved in the family business. He seems distraught about his parents' deaths, but rumours soon spread about a blazing row he had with his mother before she died. Rob's wife Kate had a difficult relationship with Ursula. Life will certainly be easier now, without her every move being controlled by her imperious mother-in-law.
Meanwhile, Christina, the victims' fragile daughter, is carrying a private pain she's never been able to speak about. As vivid memories rush back of another tragic death on the farm some sixteen years ago, a toxic secret is set to come to the surface, one that has been simmering for decades . . .
Reviews
'A gripping whodunnit' Jeanine Cummins, author of American Dirt
'Completely original ... a page-turner' Andrea Carter
'Compelling ... It will keep you guessing till the end' Sheila O'Flanagan
About the Author
Michelle McDonagh is an Irish journalist with over twenty-five years' experience, including twelve years as a staff reporter at the Connacht Tribune. She now works freelance, writing features and health pieces for numerous Irish papers, including The Irish Times.
She is married with three children and lives in Cork. There's Something I Have to Tell You is her first novel.