The Temple House Vanishing

'Clean prose, subtle characters and intrigue to keep the pages turning ... A hugely promising debut' Mike McCormack

'Atmospheric, creepy, tense and utterly absorbing - a great literary thriller ... Loved this' Harriet Tyce

'Chilling. Promises to be the outstanding debut of 2020' Christine Dwyer Hickey

'Exquisite ... This is some debut' Jo Spain
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Power. Jealousy. Desire.

Twenty-five years ago, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl and her charismatic teacher disappeared without trace...

When Louisa arrives at Temple House, an elite catholic boarding school, she quickly finds herself drawn to sophisticated fellow pupil Victoria and their young bohemian art teacher, Mr Lavelle. The three of them form a bond that seems to offer an escape from the repressive regime of the nuns who run the cloistered school. Until Louisa and Mr Lavelle suddenly vanish.

Years later, a journalist with a childhood connection to Louisa determines to resolve the mystery. Her search for thetruth will uncover a tragic, mercurial tale of suppressed desire and long-buried secrets. It will shatter lives and lay a lost soul to rest.

The Temple House Vanishing is a stunning, intensely atmospheric novel of unrequited longing, dark obsession and unintended consequences.