In praise of older women: ‘I remember female teachers encouraging us to visualise ourselves in the boardroom, not the typing pool’

?I had never planned to write a novel from the point of view of a retired detective. Julia Harte is my garda detective inspector, seeking to disappear into the anonymity of retirement. However she is persuaded to return to Cork to consult on a case which bears striking similarities to one she worked on 30 years ago.