Darkhouse (37 page)
Authors: Alex Barclay
For outstanding achievement in editing and entertaining, thanks to my gifted editor, Wayne Brookes.
For their constant and gracious support, thanks to Moira Reilly and Fiona McIntosh.
For their expertise and their generosity in sharing it with a rookie, thanks to Ron Campbell, Dr Stuart Carr MRCSEd (A&E), Professor Marie Cassidy, Gerry Charlton Barrister-at-Law, Joan Deitch, Dick Driscoll, Jim Fuxa, Colin Hennessy, Martyn Linnie, Brett McHale, Tony O’Shea. They do the facts, I do the fiction; any mistakes are mine.
For their faith, love and laughter, I owe so much to my beloved family.
For their encouragement and the perfect environment for work and play, thanks to Sue Booth-Forbes, Maureen and Donal O’Sullivan and family, Anna Phillips, Una Brankin, Mary Maddison, Maggie Deas and Matthew Higgins.
Thanks to all my wonderful friends.
Special thanks to Brian and Dee for grabbing on, taking the leap and never ever letting go.
Alex Barclay lives just outside Dublin.
Darkhouse
is her debut novel.
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Darkhouse
‘
Darkhouse
is a terrific debut by an exciting new writer’
Independent on Sunday
‘Excellent summer reading…Barclay has the confidence to move her story along slowly, and deftly explores the relationships between her characters…’
Sunday Telegraph
‘With no-hold, non-stop action moving seamlessly between North Texas, New York and Waterford, Barclay confidently delivers a knockout first novel’
Irish Times
‘This rips along and shows great technique for a debut novel. Take my word for it we will hear more of young Barclay’
Irish Independent
‘A great thriller…There are loads of twists and turns, it will make your bus journey home fly by!’
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