There Came A-Tapping: A gripping thriller that will keep you up all night

A gripping standalone thriller from Andrea Carter set in the wild scenery of the Slieve Bloom mountains - perfect for fans of THE SEARCHER by Tana French and THE SKELETON KEY by Erin Kelly.

''An atmospheric, creepy, tense thriller - intriguing, haunting, and kept me guessing right till the end. I loved it'' ANDREA MARA

''Scary and thrilling in equal nature, I was obsessed with finishing this book. A must read'' JO SPAIN

''A rural community full of secrets, a satisfyingly baffling mystery and a plot that races along to a perfect conclusion'' JANE CASEY

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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...

• | Author: Andrea Carter
• | Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• | Publication Date: Oct 23, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781408719060
• | ISBN-10: 1408719061