After the Eclipse

by Fran Dorricott

Overview

A “suspenseful debut” psychological thriller about loss, sisterhood, and the evil that men do—for readers of Ruth Ware and S.K. Tremeyne (Wall Street Journal).

“A debut novel, written with insight and empathy as well as hair-raising suspense . . . sure to pique the reader’s interest.” —New York Journal of Books

Two solar eclipses. Two missing girls.

Sixteen years ago, a little girl was abducted during the darkness of a solar eclipse while her older sister Cassie was supposed to be watching her. She was never seen again.
 
When a local girl goes missing just before the next big eclipse, Cassie—who has returned to her hometown to care for her ailing grandmother—suspects the disappearance is connected to her sister: that whoever took Olive is still out there. But she needs to find a way to prove it, and time is running out.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785657894
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	03/05/2019
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	448
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Fran Dorricott is a bookseller and author. She studied creative writing at the University of East Anglia, and she received a distinction for her MA in Creative Writing from City University London. Her day job in a bookshop is secretly just a way for her to fuel her ridiculous book-buying addiction. The opportunity to draw inspiration from the many wonderful and whacky customer requests is also a plus.

Editorial Reviews

Suspenseful debut.”
—Wall Street Journal

“A debut novel, written with insight and empathy as well as hair-raising suspense, After the Eclipse is sure to pique the reader's interest.”
—New York Journal of Books

“An assured debut thriller with a superstitious bent and a tender love story at its core.”
—Booklist

“An amazing debut mystery that movingly portrays the pain and damaging effects of child abduction...Brimming with heartache and hope, bitter loss and sweet surprises, After the Eclipse is sure to move readers...”
—Mystery Scene Magazine

“A promising debut from Ms. Dorricott that centers a lesbian protagonist trying to break the violent cycle of the past.”
—The Frumious Consortium

“Dorricott pulls you in and drags you along all the way to the final page, making After the Eclipse a brilliant debut. There’s little doubt that she’ll be a name to watch in the coming years.”
—Criminal Element

“A rich and suspenseful psychological thriller”
—CrimeReads, Best Debuts of March

From the Publisher

05/01/2019

In August 1999, 11-year-old Olive goes missing from the town of Bishop's Green during a solar eclipse while her big sister Cassie is supposed to be watching her. Guilt ridden, Cassie becomes an investigative journalist to make up for her mistake. In 2015, having returned to Bishop's Green to care for her ailing grandmother, Cassie dreads the upcoming solar eclipse. Then an 11-year-old girl goes missing, followed by another one, and Cassie is determined to solve the mystery and bring them home safely. Flipping between Cassie's point of view in 2015 and Olive's in 1999, the mystery unfolds slowly, bogged down by Cassie's inner torment and destructive coping mechanisms. Cassie doubts her instincts, has panic attacks, and obsesses over the seeming connection between these missing girls and her little sister's disappearance. There are multiple suspects and false leads. The narrative comes to a dramatic if predictable conclusion, and the big reveal is less than cathartic. While the premise is disturbing, the book is never graphic or sensational. VERDICT A solid purchase for libraries with mature mystery fans.—Kristen Rademacher, Marist High School, Chicago

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