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She had taken only one step towards the hotel when she heard the car door opening, and then something had her by the shoulders in a grip like steel. Penny tried to fight, but it was no good. The last thing she heard as consciousness drifted away was the whisper of a familiar song…
In a small town on Ireland’s west coast, a young woman named Penelope O’Dwyer leaves a restaurant. It should take five minutes to walk back to where she’s staying. In those five minutes she disappears without a trace.
It’s a few days before the tape arrives. The kidnapper’s face is masked, his voice distorted, but no one doubts for a second he will follow through on his threat: a ritual murder at the end of October – and after that, many more murders to come. Penelope has two weeks to live. And the police don’t have a single lead.
Detective Seamus Keneally insists they need help. Especially when imprisoned murderer Frederick Morgan offers vital information connecting this case to a series of historic murders. But he will only speak to one person: criminal behaviourist Jessie Boyle. Jessie is still grieving after a brutal tragedy that cut her career in London short – but right now, she’s the only chance Penelope has.
Morgan claims this is the work of a serial killer who’s been working in the shadows for longer than the police have ever realised. Now Jessie must use all her instincts and insight to get inside the mind of a criminal more ruthless than any she’s faced in her career – before the evil that has secretly stalked Ireland for decades is unleashed again.
A totally breathtaking and chilling crime thriller that will keep you gripped to the very last page, perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, A.J. Rivers, Tana French and Lisa Gardner.
Review:
This is a new series and I have to be honest, I stopped reading it TWICE, as I just wasn't bonding to the characters, and the added background just felt like it was overwhelming the story getting off the ground. I finally came back to it after reading a bunch of cozy mysteries and was able to settle in with it. I love books set in Ireland, that can include the native folklore and history (really international series that does this), and this one does, but it gets too heavy handed and it looses the reader at times. The book is made to be a thriller with lots of psychological twists, but for me it wasn't that. maybe I've read too many insanely twisted books- this book was just a mystery with some thrill....It's not bad, just in need of some editing.
Is it my favorite series? Hmmm, not yet. If the second book starts as this one, then I'll have a hard time reading it.If the author sticks to what worked in the later 2/3 of the book? Then yes, love to read more books in the series!
About the Author:
Childcare expert, author, teacher, journalist, broadcaster, musician, nerd, husband, Dad, Grandad.
Shane Dunphy (S. A. Dunphy) was born in Brighton in 1973, but grew up in Ireland, where he has spent most of his life. A child protection worker for 15 years, he is the number one bestselling author of 20 books. His first nine titles dealt with his time on the frontline of social care work, and include the number one bestseller Wednesday’s Child. His bestselling series of crime novels (written under the name S. A. Dunphy) feature the emotionally damaged criminologist David Dunnigan. Stories From the Margins, his series of True Crime books written for Audible, has been critically acclaimed as well as being an audio-bestseller. He has also ghost written two biographies. Writing as S. A. Dunphy his exciting new series of crime novels, set in Ireland, feature Criminal Behaviourist Jessie Boyle and detective Seamus Keneally.
Contact/More info: website: Shandunphyauthor.org. Facebook: Shane Dunphy - S. A. Dunphy, Instagram: shanewritesbooks and Twitter: @dunphyshane1
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