The Doll's House (A Dr Kate Pearson novel) (Kate Pearson, #2)

by Louise Phillips

**Winner of the BGE Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2013 Award**

People say that the truth can set you free. But what if the truth is not something you want to hear?
Thirty-five years ago Adrian Hamilton drowned. At the time his death was reported as a tragic accident but the exact circumstances remained a mystery.
Now his daughter Clodagh, trying to come to terms with her past, visits a hypnotherapist who unleashes disturbing childhood memories of her father's death. And as Clodagh delves deeper into her subconscious, memories of another tragedy come to light - the death of her baby sister.
Meanwhile criminal psychologist Dr Kate Pearson is called in to help in the investigation of a murder after a body is found in a Dublin canal. When Kate digs beneath the surface of the killing, she discovers a sinister connection to the Hamilton family.
What terrible events took place in the Hamilton house all those years ago? And what connects them to the recent murder?
Time is running out for Clodagh and Kate.
And the killer has already chosen his next victim . . .

• ISBN10: 1444743058
• ISBN13: 9781444743050
• Publish Date: 1 August 2013
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 2 November 2021
• Publish Country: IE
• Imprint: Hachette Books Ireland
• Format: Paperback (UK Trade)
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

3.5 stars but not quite interesting enough to make it 4 stars really.

I did guess the killer fairly early on, the author did make me question my decision until one of the killer viewpoint chapters make it quite obvious and somewhat spoiling the discovery.

A convoluted story of children injured by the actions of the previous generation, and also by the inaction of some of those who should have been actively involved in their care. There's also an abused wife and some hypnotism to try to unearth truth.

Interesting but a bit choppy in places.