The Raptures

''Absolutely MAGNIFICENT: dark, witty, charming. I LOVED it.'' MARIAN KEYES

''Original, terrifying, hilarious and memorable.'' SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND

''An Agatha Christie-esque whodunnit, a dark supernatural mystery and an account of mass trauma...meticulously observed.'' GUARDIAN

When several children from the same village start succumbing to a mysterious illness, the quest to discover the cause has devastating and extraordinary consequences.

It is late June in Ballylack. Hannah Adger anticipates eight long weeks'' reprieve from school, but when her classmate Ross succumbs to a violent and mysterious illness, it marks the beginning of a summer like no other.

As others fall ill, questions about what - or who - is responsible pitch the village into conflict and fearful disarray. Hannah is haunted by guilt as she remains healthy while her friends are struck down. Isolated and afraid, she prays for help.