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Tessa Wells
@tessawells
Crime writer drawn to flawed characters, unexpected consequences and the small details that make imagined worlds feel real.
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About the writer
Tessa Wells writes mainly in crime and enjoys discussing both the creative and practical sides of making books, from early drafts to finished editions.
The smallest detail can change the temperature of a scene.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Tessa Wells
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Later first draft
The Last Quiet Room
When a small-town funeral home in County Clare is left with one unclaimed body and a missing ledger, embalmer Niamh Keane starts noticing how many people are willing to stay silent for the sake of respectability. Her search for the truth pulls her into a chain of old favours, local secrets and one very modern murder. The deeper she looks, the less certain she becomes about who in the town is protecting the dead, and who is hiding behind them.
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