Kala by Colin Walsh

In the seaside town of Kinlough, on Ireland's west coast, three old friends are thrown together for the first time in years.

They - Helen, Joe and Mush - were part of an original group of six inseparable teenagers in the summer of 2003, with motherless, reckless Kala Lanann as their group's white-hot centre.

Soon after that summer's peak, Kala disappeared without a trace.

Now it's fifteen years later. Human remains have been discovered in the woods.

Two more girls have gone missing.

As past and present begin to collide, the estranged friends are forced to confront their own complicity in the events that led to Kala's disappearance, and to try to stop Kinlough's violent patterns repeating themselves once again...

Against the backdrop of a town suffocating on its own secrets, in a story that builds from a smoulder to a stunning climax, Kala brilliantly examines the sometimes brutal costs of belonging, as well as the battle in the human heart between vengeance and forgiveness, despair and redemption.

REVIEWS

'A gritty heartbreaker of a thriller... Part heartfelt coming-of-age tale, part brutal Irish noir, this is a spectacular read for Donna Tartt and Tana French fans' Kirkus

'Tana French fans will relish Kala' Guardian, Best Summer Reads

'The thriller of the moment' The i Paper, Best Summer Reads

'An addictive read with explosive revelation' Daily Telegraph

'Kala heralds an exciting new voice' Observer

Hardback

Language: English
Extent: 432
Publish Date: 6 July 2023
ISBN: 9781838958602

Paperback

Language: English
Extent: 400
Publish Date: 4 Jul 2024
ISBN: 9781838958626
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Publisher: Atlantic Books
Imprint: Atlantic Books