The Temple House Vanishing

The New York TimesBest Thrillers of 2021
Steamily atmospheric . . . A twisted Gothic tale, emotional in its language and febrile in its atmosphere, and it will appeal to readers who love to hear about obsession, repression . . . and poetic justice.'
The New York Times Book Review

Louisa is the new scholarship student at Temple House, a drafty, imposing cliffsideboarding school full of girls as chilly as the mansion itself. There is oneother outsider, an intense and compelling student provocateur named Victoria, andthe two girls form a fierce bond. But their friendship is soon unsettled by a young artteacher, Mr. Lavelle, whose charismatic presence ignites tension and obsession in thecloistered world of the school.

Then one day, Louisa and Mr. Lavelle vanish without a trace, never to be found.Now, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the disappearance, one journalista womanwho grew up on the same street as Louisadelves into the past, determined to uncoverthe truth. She finds stories of jealousy and revenge, power and class. But mightshe find Louisa and Mr. Lavelle, too?

Told in alternating points of view, The Temple House Vanishing is tense, atmospheric,and page-turning . . . with a shocking, ingenious conclusion.

An Irish Bestseller and finalist for the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year