Overview
'An atmospheric, creepy' ANDREA MARA 'Scary and thrilling' JO SPAIN 'Never loses it's grip' DAILY MAIL ------------ Since losing her parents in a car crash as a teen, Allie has struggled to cope. Meeting Rory finally made things easier. She's come to rely on him for almost everything, so when he disappears while filming a documentary in the West of Ireland, she fears she'll come undone. Again. Tap... When a couple arrive at the Dublin apartment she and Rory share, claiming to be the new tenants, Allie is distraught. Why did Rory let out their home without telling her? And - where is he? Tap-tap... She seeks refuge at the run-down and reputedly haunted Raven Cottage in the Slieve Bloom mountains, where she and Rory were planning to move one day. Allie slowly starts to build a life for herself - and begins to believe that she might manage to make it alone. Tap-tap-tap... But then Rory's car is found submerged at the end of a pier, nowhere near where he was supposed to be - and the body in the driver's seat isn't his. Alison starts to revisit her memories of their time together, and begins to question if she can trust them...
Full Product Details
Author: Andrea Carter
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint: Constable
Dimensions:
Width: 12.60cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.233kg
ISBN: 9781408719060
ISBN 10: 1408719061
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 23 October 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
An atmospheric, creepy, tense thriller - intriguing, haunting, and kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it. A sure-fire hit! -- Andrea Mara, author of Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller NO ONE SAW A THING There Came A-Tapping is Andrea Carter at her best: a vulnerable protagonist who makes agonising choices, a rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion -- Jane Casey, No. 1 Irish bestseller A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY A sublime new standalone from a gifted writer. Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read -- Jo Spain, author of THE CONFESSION
Author Information
Andrea Carter grew up in Ballyfin, Co. Laois. She graduated in Law from Trinity College, Dublin, qualified as a solicitor and moved to the Inishowen peninsula. Having practised law for twenty years, more recently as a barrister, she now writes full time. She was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2019 and her first three books have been optioned for television. She lives in Dublin with her husband and dog.
