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"A senior detective’s investigation into the murder of a Benedictine monk is met with closed ranks, but events take a more sinister turn when he uncovers a decades-old crime and finds himself targeted by a ruthless adversary."
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Black December
DCI Brendan Moran, world-weary veteran of 1970s Ireland, is recuperating from a near fatal car crash when a murder is reported at Charnford Abbey. The abbot and his monks are strangely uncooperative, but when a visitor from the Vatican arrives and an ancient relic goes missing the truth behind Charnford's pact of silence threatens to expose the abbey's haunted secrets and the spirits of Moran's own troubled past
Creatures of Dust
An unusual crime requires an unusual detective ...An undercover officer goes missing and the body of a young man is found mutilated in a shop doorway. Is there a connection? Returning to work after a short convalescence, DCI Brendan Moran’s suspicions are aroused when a senior officer insists on freezing Moran out and handling the investigation himself.
Death Walks Behind You
DCI Brendan Moran's last minute break in the West Country proves anything but restful as he becomes embroiled in the mysterious disappearance of an American tourist. Does the village harbour some dark and dreadful secret? Moran soon finds that the residents of Cernham have a rather unorthodox approach to the problem of dealing with outsiders.
Silent As The Dead
A call from an old friend whose wife has vanished from their home in Co.Kerry prompts DCI Brendan Moran to return to his Irish roots. The Gardai have drawn a blank; can Moran succeed where they have failed?
Gone Too Soon
Moran is called to a burial in a local cemetery. But this is no ordinary interment; the body of a young woman, Michelle LaCroix, a rising star in the music world, is still warm, the grave unmarked. A recording reveals the reason for her suicide. Or does it?
The Enemy Inside
DCI Brendan Moran's morning is interrupted when a suicidal ex-soldier threatens to jump from a multi-storey car park. Moran soon regrets getting involved when he is confronted with what appears to be damning evidence of past misconduct. Can the Irish Detective clear his name,?
The Pain of Strangers
The first book in the Eddie Collins series - and the enigmatic, aggressive CSI is called in to investigate the death of a teenager. Is he the latest victim of the Mabgate Murderer? Eddie risks his marriage and his career to pursue the truth.
Glass Arrows
A body is found during a bird-flu turkey cull. DCI Geldard, newly promoted and transferred to Norfolk, is about to face the most challenging case of his career.when a friend is threatened, and he struggles to bring a murderer to justice.
The First Cut
A vicious killer is on the loose. Victims targeted include an academic and members of Edinburgh's high society. When the Murder Investigation Team find out that the killer is connected to her past, DS Jane Renwick is banished to the side-lines. Is one of her relatives involved?
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