Following retirement, former Chicago detective Cal pursues his dream of moving abroad to settle down in a picturesque Irish countryside. He barely has time to acclimatise to his new surroundings before word spreads amongst the locals of his law enforcement past. A young member of the community, Trey, arrives on Cal’s doorstep, urging him to…
As of this writing, I have read 109 books this year – my most ever in a single calendar year! Of those 109, I’ve had the misfortune of picking only 10 standouts. Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan Claire Keegan’s quiet novel about a coal merchant’s courageous actions affected me on a deep level.…
BROKEN HARBOUR follows Mick “Scorcher” Kennedy and his rookie partner Richie as they investigate the murder of a family in an abandoned development community. As the pair arrive, the children and father lay lifeless, but the mother is still clinging to life. As the picture develops and suspects come into focus, can Mick and Richie…
A Faithful Place follows Frank McKey, the undercover cop introduced in Tana French’s second Dublin Murder Squad novel, The Likeness. During the holiday season, Frank returns to his childhood neighborhood, Faithful Place, following the discovery of a suitcase that once belonged to his long-lost first love. The pair, Frank and Rosie, had planned to run…
After the events of In The Woods, former undercover officer Cassie Maddox is finally getting back to some sense of normality following her transfer to the domestic violence department. All that changes when the body of a woman turns up in an Irish countryside. Cassie’s former boss, Frank MacKey, calls Cassie in to have…
When a young girl is found brutally murdered on the site of an archeological dig in Knocknaree county, comparisons are made to an infamous missing persons case that happened over twenty years ago in the same wooded area. Detectives Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox are assigned to the investigation but will a secret from Ryan’s…
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