After the Eclipse

A stunning psychological thriller about loss, sisterhood, and the evil that men do, for readers of Ruth Ware and S.K. Tremeyne

Two solar eclipses. Two missing girls.

Sixteen years ago a little girl was abducted during the darkness of a solar eclipse while her older sister Cassie was supposed to be watching her. She was never seen again. When a local girl goes missing just before the next big eclipse, Cassie - who has returned to her home town to care for her ailing grandmother - suspects the disappearance is connected to her sister: that whoever took Olive is still out there. But she needs to find a way to prove it, and time is running out.“Suspenseful debut.”
—Wall Street Journal

“A debut novel, written with insight and empathy as well as hair-raising suspense, After the Eclipse is sure to pique the reader's interest.”
—New York Journal of Books

“An assured debut thriller with a superstitious bent and a tender love story at its core.”
—Booklist

“An amazing debut mystery that movingly portrays the pain and damaging effects of child abduction...Brimming with heartache and hope, bitter loss and sweet surprises, After the Eclipse is sure to move readers...”
—Mystery Scene Magazine

“A promising debut from Ms. Dorricott that centers a lesbian protagonist trying to break the violent cycle of the past.”
—The Frumious Consortium

“Dorricott pulls you in and drags you along all the way to the final page, making After the Eclipse a brilliant debut. There’s little doubt that she’ll be a name to watch in the coming years.”
—Criminal Element

“A rich and suspenseful psychological thriller”
—CrimeReads, Best Debuts of MarchFran Dorricott is a bookseller and author. She studied creative writing at the University of East Anglia, and she received a distinction for her MA in Creative Writing from City University London. Her day job in a bookshop is secretly just a way for her to fuel her ridiculous book-buying addiction. The opportunity to draw inspiration from the many wonderful and whacky customer requests is also a plus.