Jenny O'Brien
Official Site of
Jenny O'Brien.
Best Selling, Multi-Genre Author
Cage of Bones.
Out Now.
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Human bones in a crab pot. A family's dark secrets. A killer's twisted revenge.
When human remains are found in a fisherman's crab pot, Detective Alana Mack faces her toughest case yet. As she unravels a complex web of genetic links, Alana becomes the target of a seemingly random attack, leaving her injured and reliant on her ex-husband for help.
Determined to solve the case, Alana discovers a chilling connection between the victim and Ciara Buckley, the sole survive of a house fire who shares DNA with the unidentified woman. But Ciara believes both her parents died in the blaze that scarred her childhood.
When the fisherman's estranged brother is found dead, Alana uncovers a startling truth – both were adopted, and their mother vanished decades ago. As she decodes cryptic forensic clues, Alana races to stop the killer from erasing more family secrets. Can she catch the culprit before becoming the next victim?
The Puppet Maker
and
Roses for the Dead
also available!
Contact
For any media inquiries, please contact agent Nicola Barr, The Bent Agency.
Reviews
The writing is stunning. Addictive. I couldn’t put it down. It’s rare I’ll go without sleep, I went without sleep for this one.
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I have no negative thoughts on Silent Cry. The story was cinematic and believable.
Set in Wales, a beautiful part of the country, this crime story had me gripped from the beginning.
Realistic police procedure.
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The Puppet Maker is a gripping and intense ride through the tangled web of family lies and betrayals. This domestic thriller will keep you guessing until the very end
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Bio
Hello and welcome.
I am delighted you've found my little slice of the Internet.
A little about me.
I was born in Ireland. I always thought I'd like to be a writer. It took thirty years of working as a rehabilitation nurse to finally realise that ambition.
I have always been a reader, writing for me was a natural progression from my love of books. I am working on Book 22 so there have been a lot of words added over the years. I counted them once. Well over a million.
I started writing for children (Boy Brainy) then romances (My Englishwoman series) before shifting to crime and The Stepsister, which stayed top of the UK charts for 5 weeks when it was published. Most recently I have written the Gaby Darin Welsh-set detective series, published by Harper Collins. After, I wrote the Detective Alana Mack Series, which is set in my hometown of Dublin.
I have lived on the island of Guernsey for 35 years and am currently working on The List of Lost Children, my first historical novel, set during the German Occupation. It's a huge deviation for me but something I am very proud of.
Outside of writing, I am married. There are three adult children and a cat or two around too.
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Finally I'm represented by
Nicola Barr of The Bent Agency and published by Storm Publishing and HQ Digital (Harper Collins).
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Thank you.
Jenny O'B
News & Events
Book Signing!
At the Writer's Block, Guernsey.
Saturday 21st September, 2024
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