Forensic psychologist Paula Maguire returns in THE KILLING HOUSE, the sixth novel in Claire McGowan's series. For fans of Sharon Bolton's DAISY IN CHAINS and Elly Griffiths' THE WOMAN IN BLUE. Peter James calls her novels 'astonishing, powerful and immensely satisfying'. Forensic psychologist Paula Maguire has taken a research job in London, but when she is asked to consult on a missing persons' case, she returns to Ballyterrin. Renovations at an abandoned farm have uncovered two bodies: a man quickly identified as an IRA member missing since the nineties, and a young girl whose identity remains a mystery. As Paula attempts to uncover the identity of the girl, she gets wind of claims that her own long-missing mother is also buried on the farm. Now Paula is on the hunt to find the person responsible before more people are hurt. But there are explosive secrets still to come.

And even Paula is not prepared for the person at the centre of their investigation to strike at the heart of all she holds dear.