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There Came A-Tapping

(2025)
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'Beautifully written . . . This dark tale never loses its grip. Best not to read it at night' DAILY MAIL

'Atmospheric, creepy . . . kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it'
ANDREA MARA

'Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read'
JO SPAIN

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Since losing her parents in a car crash as a teen, Allie has struggled to cope. Meeting Rory finally made things easier. She's come to rely on him for almost everything, so when he disappears while filming a documentary in the West of Ireland, she fears she'll come undone. Again.

Tap...

When a couple arrive at the Dublin apartment she and Rory share, claiming to be the new tenants, Allie is distraught. Why did Rory let out their home without telling her? And - where is he?

Tap-tap...

She seeks refuge at the run-down and reputedly haunted Raven Cottage in the Slieve Bloom mountains, where she and Rory were planning to move one day. Allie slowly starts to build a life for herself - and begins to believe that she might manage to make it alone.

Tap-tap-tap...

But then Rory's car is found submerged at the end of a pier, nowhere near where he was supposed to be - and the body in the driver's seat isn't his. Alison starts to revisit her memories of their time together, and begins to question if she can trust them...

A gripping, haunting thriller that will give you chills - perfect for fans of Tana French, Erin Kelly and Jane Casey.

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'A rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion'
JANE CASEY

'Hauntingly atmospheric . . . will keep you up all night!'
SAM BLAKE

'Devoured this in two sittings. A hugely atmospheric mystery with a creeping sense of dread'
BRIAN MCGILLOWAY

'Had me gripped from the start'
AMANDA JENNINGS


Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"Authentic, original, hauntingly atmospheric, and in parts just plain terrifying,There Came A-Tapping will keep you up all night! A brilliantly woven thriller, I couldn't put it down." - Sam Blake

"There Came A-Tapping is Andrea Carter at her best: a vulnerable protagonist who makes agonising choices, a rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion." - Jane Casey

"Devoured this in two sittings. Wonderful evocation of a small village community and a hugely atmospheric mystery with a creeping sense of dread which builds to a satisfying, surprising conclusion. Not to be missed." - Brian McGilloway

"An atmospheric, creepy, tense thriller - intriguing, haunting, and kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it. A sure-fire hit!" - Andrea Mara

"A sublime new standalone from a gifted writer. Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read." - Jo Spain


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