Silent as the Dead

Gritty British crime fiction that sends a detective back to his home country after a friend's wife disappears without trace. A body found in his own car boot makes him a suspect and drags a violent past back into the open.A missing wife. A ruthless trap. A detective hunted on his home turf.DCI Brendan Moran returns to Ireland after an urgent call from an old friend his wife has vanished without a trace. But what begins as a missing person case takes a sinister turn when Moran finds a dead man in the boot of his own car.With the body linked to a violent past Moran hoped was behind him, suspicion lands fast. Pursued by shadowy figures and boxed in by local police, Moran must chase a lead that points to a high-profile attack in the UK and to the man who once nearly broke him.Stripped of support and battling pain he can t outrun, Moran must face the past before it silences him for good.Silent as the Dead is the fourth novel in The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series a gritty British detective mystery perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, and the Shetland TV series. It can also be read as a standalone.Praise for The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series:? ? ? ? ? Ranks up there with the masters and must be destined for a TV series.? ? ? ? ? So many twists and turns that I could hardly put it down.? ? ? ? ? Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective!? ? ? ? ? Well-written, tight plotting and pacing, snappy dialogue, well-developed, likeable characters, and a cracking good mystery.? ? ? ? ? Great British Mystery!? ? ? ? ? He s honest and upstanding He has a line he won't cross, even though he comes close from time to time.? ? ? ? ? A really great read in a genre I love the atmospheric British murder mystery!? ? ? ? ? Moran's mind is as sharp as ever leading us through the crime while exposing us to his inner turmoil and self-doubt.? ? ? ? ? Tautly-woven story, making you want to do something violent to the bad guys while yelling at the good guys to do something.