“Tana French fans will relish the stylish prose and slowburn menace of this impressive debut” (The Guardian). Is it possible for a review to sound more promising? We don’t think so. And we look forward to introducing Colin Walsh, the most intriguing new chronicler of Ireland’s dark side. In Kala, three old friends meet up for the first time in years in the small town of Kinlough on Ireland’s west coast. In the summer of 2003, Helen, Joe and Mush were part of an inseparable group led by motherless, reckless Kala Lanann. Until she disappeared soon after without a trace. Fifteen years later, Helen reluctantly returns to Ireland for a wedding. Joe, now a famous musician, is also in town. And Mush never made it out of Kinlough. When human remains are suddenly found in the woods, the past and present collide. German text: Anneke Kim Sarnau; host: Margarete von Schwarzkopf

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Kala

Kala

Colin Walsh
Übersetzt von Andrea O'Brien
Gutkind

978-3-9894113-0-2

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