Author: Rebecca HanniganCrime & mysteryPublished on 15th January 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere) in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 368 pages 163mm x 243mm x 34mm | 586g 'Haunting, fast-paced and unforgettable' KARIN SLAUGHTER'Astonishing' LUCY ROSEA chilling thriller' PETER SWANSONA masterful, menacing debut' ANNA BAILEYTwo girls went into the Hanging Woods. Only one returned. Twenty years ago Caitlin vowed never to return to her small Irish hometown. Now she drifts from temporary jobs to temporary men, trying to escape memories of the Hanging Woods. Of what happened to Roisin there.But with news of her estranged mother's sudden death, Caitlin is forced to return home, back to the town where everyone knows each other's business and old resentments run deep. Roisin's sister Deedee, now a Garda, has never given up on finding the truth of what happened in those woods. And Caitlin's return makes old wounds fresh, threatening to exhume secrets that have lain buried for two decades - while the Hanging Woods begin their siren call to Caitlin and Deedee once more . . .FIVE-STAR READER REVIEWS OF DARKROOMS'Honestly this is one of the best books I've ever read' ? ? ? ? ?'the novel grips you with its atmospheric tension and emotional resonance' ? ? ? ? ?'No matter what theories I formed, I was still no where close to figuring out the final twists' ? ? ? ? ?'Hannigan has gone above and beyond in building astonishingly raw, brutal, real characters' ? ? ? ? ?'If you like dark twisty mystery thrillers you have to keep an eye out for this one' ? ? ? ? ?'This is a gripping, masterfully written debut' ? ? ? ? ?
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