The Last Crossing
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Book Club; Crime; Mystery
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April 2020
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Frisian: Uitgeverij Elikser
World English Language: Constable Books, Little Brown
What do you do when your child disappears?
Tony, Hugh and Karen thought they’d seen the last of each other thirty years ago. Half a lifetime has passed and memories have been buried. But when they are asked to reunite – to lay ghosts to rest for the good of the future – they all have their own reasons to agree. As they take the ferry from Northern Ireland to Scotland the past is brought into terrible focus – some things are impossible to leave behind.
In The Last Crossing memory is unreliable, truth shifts and slips and the lingering legacy of the Troubles threatens the present once again.
WINNER OF THE HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD 2021 AT THEAKSTON’S CRIME
Selected Praise
“.. McGilloway brings a forensic and compassionate eye to bear on the post-Troubles settlement in this thoughtful, moving, morally complex book.”
“Poetic, humane and gripping... reminded me of Bernard MacLaverty’s early work. Yes, it’s that good.”
“[A] superb book... thoughtful and insightful, wrenching and utterly compelling. It says something truly profound and universal about love, loyalty and revenge... If you want to understand Northern Ireland, or any society that has experienced conflict, put it on your list. And the writing is exquisite.”
