Good intentions can be deadly . . . Detective Garda Cat Connolly is back at work after the explosion that left her on life support. Still struggling with the aftermath of her ordeal, her next case gets personal when her best friend, Sarah Jane Hansen, the daughter of a Pulitzer-winning American war correspondent, goes missing. Sarah Jane is a journalism student who was allegedly working on a story that even her father thought was too dangerous. With Sarah Jane's father uncontactable, Cat struggles to find a connection between Sarah Jane's work and her disappearance. But Sarah Jane is not the only one in deep water when Cat comes face to face with a professional killer . . . In the world of missing persons every second counts, but with the clock ticking, can Cat find Sarah Jane before it's too late? Praise for Little Bones: 'A terrific character . . . a compelling debut . . . [an] incredible ending' Sunday Independent 'A stunning slap in the face of a novel . . . Superb writing and a plot of adrenalised depth' Ken Bruen 'PD James meets Karin Slaughter in this stylish debut' Niamh O'Connor