With Our Blessing

Author Jo Spain
Narrator Aoife McMahon
Publisher Quercus
Run Time 12 hours and 50 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Law, Modern and contemporary fiction, Police law and police procedures.

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What to expect

THE FIRST TOM REYNOLDS MYSTERY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT LIE

It's true what they say . . . revenge is sweet.

1975
A baby, minutes old, is forcibly taken from its devastated mother.

2010
The body of an elderly woman is found in a Dublin public park in the depths of winter.

Detective Inspector Tom Reynolds is on the case. He's convinced the murder is linked to historical events that took place in the notorious Magdalene Laundries. Reynolds and his team follow the trail to an isolated convent in the Irish countryside. But once inside, it becomes disturbingly clear that the killer is amongst them . . . and is determined to exact further vengeance for the sins of the past.

PRAISE FOR JO SPAIN'S TOM REYNOLDS SERIES

'A stunning read' Woman's Way

'Refreshing and full of twists' Express

'Clever, pacey, compulsive' Sunday Mirror

'Expertly crafted, deeply immersive and timely' Irish Independent

(P)2017 WF Howes Ltd

Critics Review

Fiendishly clever . . . and a big fat twist is lobbed into the ending like a hand grenade

Irish Sunday Independent

Brilliant! Fast paced, well researched and sensitive. Jo Spain is a sparkling new talent

Irish Examiner

Spain’s vivid thriller explores the dark secrets of Ireland’s past that are a real-life situation haunting so many people within Irish society today

Irish Country Living

In a very strong year for Irish crime-fiction debuts, Jo Spain’s With Our Blessing is among the most assured . . . With Our Blessing picks at the scabs of recent Irish history to reveal raw and gaping wounds

Irish Times

Atmospheric and compelling

Sinead Crowley

Spain handles the inevitable tensions with aplomb

Sunday Times

Packed with fascinating details about the inner workings of Leinster House, this is a satisfying mystery

Irish Independent

Absolutely my comfort reading

Ann Cleeves

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