The Lighthouse Secret

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'Carmel truly reigns as the queen of emotional Irish fiction!' AMANDA GEARD
FOUR WOMEN. ONE SECRET. WHO WILL REVEAL THE TRUTH?

On the windswept Cork coast, the wives of the lighthouse keepers wait for the return of their husbands.

When faced with a dangerous threat, the four women band together to protect everything they hold dear. And they vow never to tell what they have done.

Seventy years later, Mollie Kenefick is sent an anonymous note: Family secrets never stay buried. Someone knows what happened in the summer of 1951. Will they tell?

Praise for The Lighthouse Secret:
'Sweeping, intriguing, warm. Trademark Carmel Harrington' ROISIN MEANEY

'Carmel Harrington has once more swept me away on an adventure like no other. The Lighthouse Secret is deliciously uplifting and wonderful! A perfect summer read' FAITH HOGAN

'Evocative and captivating - this really swept me away' ISABELLE BROOM

'Carmel Harrington is such a wonderfully gifted storyteller, and The Lighthouse Secret cleverly weaves together heart-wrenching family drama with page-turning mystery . . . I highly recommend this captivating, warm hug of a book' SAMANTHA KING

'A beautiful, poignant read' RACHAEL ENGLISH

Readers can't put this novel down:
'This book made me cry and pulled at my emotions more than any book I've read'

'The characters are all amazing and the story of their lives has you captivated from the very first page'

'I can not tell you how wonderful this book was. From start to finish, I treasured every single word.
Carmel is such an amazing storyteller'

'A brilliant book, which kept me guessing right until the last few pages'

'It's intriguing, big hearted and completely unputdownable'

'Carmel truly reigns as the queen of emotional Irish fiction!' AMANDA GEARD FOUR WOMEN. ONE SECRET. WHO WILL REVEAL THE TRUTH? On the windswept Cork coast, the wives of the lighthouse keepers wait for the return of their husbands. When faced with a dangerous threat, the four women band together t...

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14 reviews
Patrica Fredlund
January 14, 2026
great story with lots of twists and turns.
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Melanie Nelson
January 7, 2026
very good story
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Gursharan Singh
August 16, 2025
is good
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About the author

Carmel Harrington is a No. 1 bestselling and award-winning author from Ireland. Her novels are published internationally and have been Irish Times, USA Today and Kindle bestsellers. Her most recent novel, The Stolen Child, was an Irish Times No. 1 bestseller, a Good Housekeeping Good Books winner, and was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction Book of the Year. It was also a Sunday Times Best Crime Fiction of the Year pick. Carmel's next book, The Last Bench, has been chosen by the Reading Agency as one of their Quick Reads for April 2026. Carmel is a regular on Irish television and radio, has been a guest speaker at literary events in Ireland, the UK and the USA, and served as Chair of the Wexford Literary Festival for three years. She lives in Wexford with her husband, children and rescue dog George Bailey.

Carmel Harrington is a No. 1 bestselling and award-winning author from Ireland. Her novels are published internationally and have been Irish Times, USA Today and Kindle bestsellers. Her most recent novel, The Stolen Child, was an Irish Times No. 1 bestseller, a Good Housekeeping Good Books winner...

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