We’re still not posting about 2012 releases but I came across quite a brilliantly exciting bit of news and, well, you don’t want me to WAIT to share it do you? Marian Keyes will be back in 2012 with a brand-new novel called Mercy Close and (calm your hearts, folks) it’s a WALSH FAMILY NOVEL! As far as I know this is the final Walsh novel as we’ve already had novels from the other Walsh sisters. I can’t WAIT to read it. I love Marian and it’s so, so, so good to see her back to novel writing and with a new release! Here’s what it’s about:

At 34, Helen Walsh’s life has hit a speed bump. Her flat has been repossessed, her work as a private investigator has dried up and her lovely boyfriend is insisting on remaining friendly with his ex-wife. So when Helen’s dangerous-but-sexy ex Jay Parker calls with a case for her, she’s intrigued. When it turns out the case involves the disappearance of Wayne Diffney, one-fourth of Ireland’s biggest-ever boy band, she’s hooked. As the Laddz reunion tour looms, Helen is drawn into a world of big hair, big mansions and even bigger egos, where everyone has an ulterior motive. But there’s still no sign of Wayne, time is running out and clues are thin on the ground… Will she be able to crack the case and jumpstart her career? Will Jay manage to wheedle his way back into her life? And will the black dog of depression that’s been stalking her catch up with her once again?

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