A review by mppilk
Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Nicoletta is a young journalist in the 1960s reporting on the discovery of a body of a woman believed murdered 20 odd years previously. She is hoping to nail the job of women’s editor and so willingly gives up her Christmas break to investigate. She is an intricate character coming across initially as a bit insipid but there is more going on with her both personally and professionally. 
Hints about her past are dropped in very casually but they did all come together in the end along with a surprising twist. The first third of the book was a bit too heavy on Dublin detail for me, very accurate and I could follow the routes she was taking in my head but for someone not familiar with Dublin it may have been too much. The story did pick up and as Nicoletta’s past  intertwined with her present. 
There are good characters in this story and I would love to see a series based on them but please don’t give her the women’s editor job. She could be a top investigative journalist. 
Well worth a read. 

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for this honest review.