Love Lost

Shortlisted in the Libraro Prize 2026. Chosen by readers from 2000 international entries for the final six.

Shortlisted in the Irish CAP Awards 2025.

Synopsis

Since their bitter separation ten years earlier, Mag and Dennis have hardly spoken to each other. But when their beloved daughter, Ciara, is killed in a car accident and the police seem to dismiss it as youthful recklessness, they come together to try to understand the suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.

As they investigate, they are forced to question what they really knew about their daughter and to confront what caused their own relationship to fall apart.

"Parents struggling with grief search for answers about their daughter's death in this heartfelt tale. Love Lost is a well-structured story. A sad story about grief and loss but one that I think has been written with love and has resulted in an absorbing read."

Charlotte Walker, A LoveReading Ambassador

"This is the second book I've read by Mary Minnock and I loved it even more than the first one. The plot relates to the death of a young woman and her parents' efforts to prove that it was not an accident. A well written book with some unexpected twists and turns. I found it hard to put down because I was engrossed by the story. Definitely worth a read."

Pauline Braisher, A LoveReading Ambassador

Featured by LoveReading as an 'Indie Book We Love' on the LoveReading.co.uk website.

Kindle version also available from Amazon (UK and US) for €3.35 or free with Kindle Unlimited.