Writing.ie is the only place that you’ll find the Irish bestsellers online, and this week, our featured book is by a firm favourite, Jane Casey. Everything She Didn’t Say has taken the No. 1 slot in the Top 20 after shooting in at No 2. Featured in Good Housekeeping’s 50 must-reads books for the summer, here’s the blurb:
‘Instantly gripping, it’s a masterpiece’ Andrea Mara
‘An immersive thriller that constantly surprises’ Catherine Ryan Howard
‘So gripping’ Elly Griffiths
‘It’s a bloody masterpiece!’ Liz Nugent
‘Twisty and incredibly gripping’ Claire McGowan
Someone is dead. Someone is a killer. Someone is lying.
A woman is found in bloodstained clothes on the lonely coast of County Mayo.
At first, she won’t speak. Then a name comes: Ruth. And a story about her missing friend: Maura.
Ruth says she and Maura were staying in a clifftop house together. But there’s no trace of her there. Nothing but a pool of blood.
Ruth says the pair fought in the days before Maura disappeared. But the locals say they only ever saw one woman.
Ruth swears she’s telling the truth, but do the answers really lie in everything she didn’t say?
More praise for Everything She Didn’t Say…
‘A nail-biting thriller’Irish Independent
‘A mazy plot, wrongfooting and surprising us at every turn’ Guardian
‘This atmospheric mystery is a wild ride – and if you think you’ve guessed it, guess again!’ Heat
‘A superlative mystery about female friendship and betrayal … pitch-perfect’ Erin
Now here are the top 20 bestselling books in Ireland across all categories, followed by the Top 10 in each category. Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market.
| Title | Author | Publisher Group | Sales | |
| 1 | Everything She Didn’t Say | Casey, Jane | HarperCollins Grp | 1,431 |
| 2 | The Correspondent | Evans, Virginia | Penguin Grp | 1,425 |
| 3 | Land | O’Farrell, Maggie | Headline Grp | 1,310 |
| 4 | Yesteryear | Burke, Caro Claire | HarperCollins Grp | 1,067 |
| 5 | Getting Away With Murder | Lapena, Shari | Transworld Grp | 962 |
| 6 | Never To Be Found | Spain, Jo | Bonnier Books UK Publishing Gr | 680 |
| 7 | Binding 13 | Walsh, Chloe | Little, Brown Book Grp | 675 |
| 8 | Shortest History of Ireland,The | Hawes, James | Old Street Publishing Group | 646 |
| 9 | Buyer Beware | Howard, Catherine Ryan | Transworld Grp | 637 |
| 10 | London Falling | Keefe, Patrick Radden | Pan Macmillan Grp | 631 |
| 11 | Anywhere but Here | Notaro, Vicki | Penguin Grp | 553 |
| 12 | Secrets We Hide,The:The North Falls Series | Slaughter, Karin | HarperCollins Grp | 503 |
| 13 | Keeping 13 | Walsh, Chloe | Little, Brown Book Grp | 502 |
| 14 | Secret of Secrets,The | Brown, Dan | Transworld Grp | 497 |
| 15 | Things We Never Say,The | Strout, Elizabeth | Penguin Grp | 492 |
| 16 | Divorce,The | McFadden, Freida | Sourcebooks Grp | 463 |
| 17 | Such a Nice Girl | Mara, Andrea | Transworld Grp | 437 |
| 18 | Deal,The | Kennedy, Elle | Little, Brown Book Grp | 426 |
| 19 | Project Hail Mary | Weir, Andy | Random House Grp | 412 |
| 20 | Saving 6 | Walsh, Chloe | Little, Brown Book Grp | 407 |
| Mass Market Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | The Correspondent | Evans, Virginia | Penguin Books Ltd | 1,425 |
| 2 | Binding 13 | Walsh, Chloe | Piatkus Books | 675 |
| 3 | Keeping 13 | Walsh, Chloe | Piatkus Books | 502 |
| 4 | Secret of Secrets,The | Brown, Dan | Penguin (Transworld) | 497 |
| 5 | Divorce,The | McFadden, Freida | Poisoned Pen Press | 463 |
| 6 | Deal,The | Kennedy, Elle | Piatkus Books | 426 |
| 7 | Project Hail Mary | Weir, Andy | Penguin (Cornerstone) | 412 |
| 8 | Saving 6 | Walsh, Chloe | Piatkus Books | 407 |
| 9 | Mistake,The | Kennedy, Elle | Piatkus Books | 392 |
| 10 | Redeeming 6 | Walsh, Chloe | Piatkus Books | 385 |
| Original Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Everything She Didn’t Say | Casey, Jane | Hemlock Press | 1,431 |
| 2 | Land | O’Farrell, Maggie | Tinder Press | 1,310 |
| 3 | Yesteryear | Burke, Caro Claire | Fourth Estate | 1,067 |
| 4 | Getting Away With Murder | Lapena, Shari | Bantam Books (Transworld Publi | 962 |
| 5 | Never To Be Found | Spain, Jo | ZAFFRE | 680 |
| 6 | Buyer Beware | Howard, Catherine Ryan | Bantam Books (Transworld Publi | 637 |
| 7 | Anywhere but Here | Notaro, Vicki | Sandycove | 553 |
| 8 | Secrets We Hide,The:The North Falls Series | Slaughter, Karin | HarperCollins | 503 |
| 9 | Things We Never Say,The | Strout, Elizabeth | Viking | 492 |
| 10 | Such a Nice Girl | Mara, Andrea | Bantam Books (Transworld Publi | 437 |
| Paperback Non Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | London Falling | Keefe, Patrick Radden | Picador | 631 |
| 2 | Sheepdog Named Oscar,A:Love and Companionship in Rural Ireland | Waldron, Dara | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 400 |
| 3 | Poor | O’Sullivan, Katriona | Penguin Books Ltd | 378 |
| 4 | Say Nothing:A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | Radden Keefe, Patrick | William Collins | 285 |
| 5 | Said the Dead | Ghríofa, Doireann Ní | Faber & Faber | 274 |
| 6 | Odyssey,The | Homer | Penguin Books Ltd | 226 |
| 7 | Rory:The Heartache and Triumph of Golf’s Most Human Superstar | Shipnuck, Alan | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 197 |
| 8 | Hungry:A biography of my body | O’Sullivan, Katriona | Hachette Books Ireland | 182 |
| 9 | Opening Night | Baume, Sara | Granta Books | 174 |
| 10 | Atomic Habits:Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results | Clear, James | Random House Business Books | 170 |
| Hardback Non Fiction | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Shortest History of Ireland,The:Shortest Histories | Hawes, James | Old Street Publishing | 646 |
| 2 | My Greatest Race | Mageean, Ciara | Gill Books | 404 |
| 3 | Tender:100 poems for the first 100 days of life | Baker, Harry | Canongate Books | 281 |
| 4 | Toasties:The Alchemy of Cheese, Bread, Butter and Heat | Sheehy, Sinéad & Ní Chíobháin, Ann | Blasta Books | 277 |
| 5 | Make & Freeze:The ultimate guide to family-friendly meal prep | Robbie, Lou | Michael Joseph | 250 |
| 6 | Regime Change | Haberman, Maggie & Swan, Jonathan | Simon & Schuster Ltd | 234 |
| 7 | Let Them Theory,The | Robbins, Mel & Robbins, Sawyer | Hay House UK Ltd | 228 |
| 8 | From Scratch:80 Foolproof Recipes by @fromscratchbaker | Kelly, Alice | Nine Bean Rows Books | 177 |
| 9 | She Died Young:A Life in Fragments | Fricker, Brenda | APOLLO | 156 |
| 10 | Story of Us,The:Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census | Irish Academic Press Ltd | 141 | |
| Childrens | ||||
| Title | Author | Imprint | Sales | |
| 1 | Heartstopper Volume 6 | Oseman, Alice | Hodder Children’s Books | 404 |
| 2 | InvestiGators: Weather or Not:InvestiGators! | Green, John Patrick | Macmillan Children’s Books | 311 |
| 3 | Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business! | Smart, Jamie | DFB Phoenix | 300 |
| 4 | Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks,The | Kirby, Katie | Puffin | 279 |
| 5 | Lottie Brooks vs The Ultra Mean Girls | Kirby, Katie | Puffin | 257 |
| 6 | Sticker Dolly Dressing K-POP | Sims, Lesley | Usborne Publishing Ltd. | 236 |
| 7 | Pablo and Splash: Viking Voyage | Dempsey, Sheena | Bloomsbury Childrens Books | 220 |
| 8 | Nina Peanut: Major Drama Alert (Book 4) | Bowie, Sarah | Scholastic | 212 |
| 9 | Lottie Brooks’s Totally Disastrous School-Trip | Kirby, Katie | Puffin | 192 |
| 10 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Book 1) | Kinney, Jeff | Puffin | 181 |
