Book review: Irish slow-burn mystery grips

Andrea Carter fleshes out the plot of 'There Came A-Tapping' with supernatural elements and a kind of mystery within a mystery
Book review: Irish slow-burn mystery grips

Andrea Carter utilises an unreliable narrator to further shroud the mystery of her latest thriller.

Sat, 03 May, 2025 - 01:00
Paul Whitington

  • There Came A-Tapping 
  • Andrea Carter 
  • Constable, €15.99

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