Second book I have read from this author. Great writing and premise. Amazing characters. Page turner. Plenty of suspense to keep me guessing..Definitely looking forward to the next offering. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it

A quick read with two threads. An historical disappearance meaning that two families have been at odds for decades. A marriage should be bringing them together but the old story is brought to the fore and a murder occurs. Everyone has something to hide and everyone is a suspect. Descriptions of an Irish small town are spot on. 3.5* rounded up.Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

I raced through this book which was very easy to read,

I needed to get to the end to find out what had happened to Eamon and who was responsible for Mary's accident.

4 stars

thanks to net galley and the publishers for this arc

A very interesting book. Different then most thrillers but not a bad thing. Not too long, and a easy read. Id say this one was a more of a psychological and how you perseve it all. Try it out for yourself you'll see. Hopefully you enjoy it also!

Dark Road Home by Sheila Bugler is set in County Clare in Ireland. Leah Ryan has lived the past 18 years in Australia, working as a corporate lawyer. Leah’s Mum, Mary, was injured in a car accident about 20 years ago, the same night a murder was carried out. It is thought the murderer was Seamus O’Malley until his body was found at a later time. Leah returns to Ireland only to find her friend Coco’s husband, Seamus, has been murdered the night she arrives. Chapters are split before and after and I liked this. There is so much tension and so many secrets that slowly start coming to the surface. Until towards the end, I had no idea what was going on, and who was responsible, with the secrets and clues being drip-fed. The characters, with all their insecurities, add so much to the tension too. There are a few heart in the mouth moments and it is a bit sad at times as we see the lives that are destroyed. A fabulous read.

A very good, well written thriller set in Ireland, which was like a bit of a rollercoaster in that once I started reading, I wanted to keep going right until the very end. Written from two points of view, before and after, this worked really well. I loved Leah's character as she returns home from Australia after an 18 year absence. With interesting, clever plotting, this is an excellent thriller which I would recommend to lovers of the genre. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and Canelo Crime for a copy of "Dark Road Home" in exchange for my honest opinion.

The story is told in two voices one "Before" and the other in the "current" time. An unnamed narrator starts the story with a hit and run of Mary Ryan and the possible killing/disappearance of Seamus O'Malley.

Leah Ryan returns to Dungarry, Ireland - a place she left 18 years ago and has never returned since. Her brother Frank has been carrying for their mother who was left with brain damage when she was hit by a car and left there. Leah is supposed to meet her friend Aisling in Dublin but when she can't find her she learns that tragedy has struck Aisling's twin brother Eamon Lonergan. Leah has to tell her childhood friend Coco that her husband has been murdered.

Coco was the new girl in school and was very good at getting her own way. Driving a wedge between friends, being very sly about what she was doing.

DI Peter Cahill and DS Gerry Spillane are assigned the case. When Frank is arrested Leah steps in as his lawyer and vows to find out who really killed Eamon and why. There are a many characters to keep straight in the story and the two different timelines. It takes a while for the story to get going but once it does, it becomes a thrill ride to see if Leah will be able to help her brother and her friend Aisling. More people lose their lives as the killer tries to cover their tracks and prevent Leah from uncovering the connection between the past and the present. When the reader learns what actually happened and who the guilty party is it will come as an unexpected surprise. All the story threads are woven together neatly and we learn what happened in the past and how it changed the present.

3.5 🌟

I flew through this.
It was SO readable.
A smallish cast of characters that meant at some point I could suspect everyone and still be right.
Good twists and turns.
An enjoyable few hours were spent here.