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Darkrooms

2nd February 2026
Category: Books
Author: Rebecca Hannigan
Publisher: Hachette Australia
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A chilling literary thriller set in a small Irish town where secrets never stay buried. Two decades after a tragedy in the Hanging Woods, Caitlin is pulled back home by her mother’s sudden death. Haunted by the past she triedto escape, she collides with her estranged sister Deedee, now a Garda, who is determined to uncover the truth. Taut, atmospheric, and unsettling, it unravels how memory and resentment entwine across generations.

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