都柏林知名的圣三一大学，每个人都在讨论艾玛•哈特的失踪事件。艾玛是一名非常优秀的高材生以及年轻创业家。监控里看见她在凌晨的时候出现在市中心，之后就凭空消失了。她的失踪案引发了国家对于女性安全的争议的同时，最大的嫌疑犯就是艾玛的男朋友汤姆—但是他也失踪了。

档案管理员詹姆斯对这个案件非常好奇，他在网络上留言后发现自己被卷入风暴，成为整个事件的中心。结果，有一具尸体出现在詹姆斯公寓的附近。警察慢慢开始解开这个谜题，詹姆士的人生也开始瓦解。他到底是受害者还是加害者？

其实，詹姆士不是唯一隐藏着秘密的人。

关于作者：

Born in Co. Wexford, Andrew Hughes is an author, archivist and historian. His first book, Lives Less Ordinary, was a social history of Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin. His debut novel, The Convictions of John Delahunt, was shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. His second novel, The Coroner's Daughter, was the One Dublin One Book choice for 2023. He was previously published by Transworld.

好评：

Compelling and eerily authentic . . . Read it and be grateful to be alive in our day and age. - ? ROBERT GODDARD

A skilfully planned, elegantly written debut . . . a riveting read. - ? SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

'The plot is intriguing and the father-daughter relationship honest and delightful . . . Abigail - one of the most attractive heroines in a long time - carries the day' - DAILY MAIL

'A beautifully-crafted novel that is also gripping and powerful. It's superb' - William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier

A vivid piece of writing . . . brings to mind Andrew Miller's Costa-winning novel, Pure. - ? IRISH TIMES

Reminiscent of John Banville's The Book of Evidence . . . a bracing, lurid tale that is as engrossing as it is chilling. - IRISH INDEPENDENT

A quite exceptional novel . . . The world he creates has echoes of Kafka and Orwell . . . totally convincing. It draws you in like a trap. - ? C. J. SANSOM, author of Dissolution and Winter in Madrid