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A Book of the Year in The Times, The Guardian, and Elle 'A treat' - Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting 'Dazzling' - Colin Walsh, author of Kala 'Brilliant' - The Times 'Ingenious' - The Telegraph 'Terrific' - The New York Times 'Heartbreaking' - The...
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A detective calls on a shell-shocked group of friends in this thrillingly inventive novel of love and grief with a murder-mystery twist.
A detective calls on a shell-shocked group of friends in this thrillingly inventive novel of love and grief with a murder-mystery twist.
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A Book of the Year in The Times, The Guardian, and Elle
'A treat' - Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting
'Dazzling' - Colin Walsh, author of Kala
'Brilliant' - The Times
'Ingenious' - The Telegraph
'Terrific' - The New York Times
'Heartbreaking' - The Guardian
THE HEART IS A LOCKED ROOM
Abigail's brother Benjamin is dead, and her world has literally been split in two. In one reality, Abigail finds herself back at work, navigating the frustrations of well-wishers and busybodies, desperately wondering why her brother has gone. In the other, an eminent detective arrives determined to find Benjamin's killer among his circle of close friends.
Is this a murder mystery or something more? What secrets do Benjamin's friends hold? And can Abigail, immersed in her grief, find out the truth of her beloved brother's life?
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781035036158
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 204g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Louise Hegarty's stories have appeared in Banshee, The Tangerine, The Stinging Fly and The Dublin Review and have been featured on BBC Radio 4. She was the inaugural winner of the Sunday Business Post/Penguin Ireland Short Story Prize and recently her story 'Now, Voyager' was produced as part of A City and A Garden, a new state-of-the-art sonic experience commissioned by Sounds from a Safe Harbour in association with Body & Soul and presented as part of Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh. Fair Play is her debut novel.
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