Truth be told, the Dalys think they are dysfunctional and their status is different. Rosie has a strict father and he always goes out of his way to make sure Rosie has nothing to do with the Mackey family. When Frank was nineteen, he and Rosie had made a pact to leave Dublin for London so they can start their life anew.

I cannot remember if Detective Frank Mackey is ever mentioned in the previous book, but anyway this book is a case of his long lost love, Rosie Daly, and how her disappearance has left an impact on him as well as the people surrounding him. And before I share my thoughts with you now, let me summarise the story for you.įaithful Place is the third novel of the Dublin murder squad however if you are expecting Detective Rob Ryan or Detective Cassie Maddox to make an appearance in this book, you would be disappointed because none of them is mentioned here. Honestly speaking, I never expected I would get this book sooner but nevertheless, I was glad that it was one of those times when the local bookstores are able to get some titles way earlier than others!Īfter reading In the Woods and The Likeness and enjoyed them, I think it is natural to feel the anticipation and the high expectations I had had on this book way before it is released. Frank just wants to find out what happened to Rosie Daly - and he's willing to do whatever it takes, to himself or anyone else, to get the job done.I nearly squealed in delight when I stepped into the bookstore and saw this book on display.

Faithful Place wants him out because he's a detective now, and the Place has never liked cops. The cops working the case want him out of the way, in case loyalty to his family and community makes him a liability. Frank finds himself straight back in the dark tangle of relationships he left behind. Getting sucked in is a lot easier than getting out again. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie's suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank is going home whether he likes it or not. Everyone thought she had gone to England on her own and was over there living a shiny new life. Frank took it for granted that she'd dumped him - probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He and Rosie Daly were all ready to run away to London together, get married, get good jobs, break away from factory work and poverty and their old lives.īut on the winter night when they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn't show. The hotly anticipated third novel of the Dublin murder squad from the New York Times bestselling authorīack in 1985, Frank Mackey was nineteen, growing up poor in Dublin's inner city, and living crammed into a small flat with his family on Faithful Place.

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