Our Deadly Summer

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Our Deadly Summer

The bitingly funny holiday read for 2026 and No. 1 Irish Times bestseller

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary Humour

Authors: Emer McLysaght, Sarah Breen

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Language: English

Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published on: 21st May 2026

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 352 pages

ISBN: 9781526692139


Quotes

'Wistful, funny and sweet and just a small bit murder-y' Marian Keyes, Sunday Times bestselling author

'The perfect sun lounger read' Sarra Manning, Sunday Times bestselling author

Description

'Their new standalone is funny and smart, raising big questions about friendship. I loved how this kept me guessing the whole way through - I predict another big hit' Red

'Packed with accounts of chaotic summer jobs and romantic misadventures, the story is hilarious, tense, and deeply nostalgic' Woman

Plot

Laura and Dee haven't spoken since the day they buried a body together. 2001. It was supposed to be the best summer of their lives. A break from university, from parents, from wasting their time on Irish boys with farmer's tans. They'd imagined flirting with Ryan Phillippe on a New York rooftop. Instead, with summer jobs waitressing at a country club on Long Island, pickings are slim. Mikey is a bully. Marco is off limits. Jose is angry. Mr Haight is a sleaze. Josh is too keen. And Other Josh he's something else entirely. It's a miracle only one of them ends up dead. Dee is pretty sure she didn't mean to kill him. Laura, to her credit, never asked. Not until she sends an email, out of the blue, more than twenty years later. It's finally time to mend the biggest heartbreak of that summer; Laura wants her best friend back. A hilarious and heartfelt story about friendship, young women and bad men. Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght bring their trademark Aisling humour in this completely new direction. Noughties nostalgia and a dead body, it's the novel you didn't know you needed.'

Reviews

'Tender, bittersweet and utterly hilarious. The final twist made me gasp' Daisy Buchanan

Additional Information

Our Deadly Summer launched at No. 1 on the Irish Times bestseller chart w/e 23/05/26.

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