Arlene Hunt – Writer

CHILLING TALES FROM BRITTAS TO BANGKOK

By MYLES MCWEENEY
Saturday June 16 2007

MISSING PRESUMED DEAD

by Arlene Hunt

Hodder Headline Ireland.

Summer 1980. Charlotte, her husband Tommy and their two children, Sam and his little sister Katie aged two, are enjoying the beach at Brittas Bay when Katie inexplicably goes missing.

She vanishes, her body never found. 26 years later a young woman arrives on a Dublin doorstep wielding a gun. She shoots the man who opens the door, then turns the gun on herself. Katie Jones has returned, apparently from the dead.

As she lies in a coma in a Dublin hospital, John Quigley and Sarah Kenny, of QuicK Investigations, must delve into Katie’s murky life over the half-century past, and Sarah Kenny soon finds herself in danger on two fronts. A very enjoyable, neatly worked mystery, packed with deft characterisation. Read it on the beach but keep an eye on the kids.

Hello there and welcome to my fledgling blog. I’m Arlene Hunt, author of four books, Vicious circle, False Intentions, Black Sheep and my latest, Missing Presumed Dead (MPD).

MPD is hitting the bookshops right about now. It’s the third John Quigley and Sarah Kenny book and my favourite so far. It is a tale of broken lives, redemption and a glimpse into the callous world of stolen to order babies.

I plan to use this blog to keep you upto date with my goings on and I really hope you enjoy the books. Drop me a line whenever you want. Looking forward to hearing from you.