"Readable, uncompromising crime fiction." Richard Foreman
Death is not the end...
In Western Ireland in 1979 Hazel Devereaux, a student of Trinity College in Dublin, goes missing while working at a summer job. Six months later her body is discovered in a shallow grave.
A line from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe entitled "A Paean" is discovered in an envelope at the house Hazel was renting. Could this be a calling card of the murderer?
Thirty years later Detective Ray Logue discovers that a series of murders in Boston appear to be connected to the killing in 1979. Each victim also received a line from the poem by Edgar Allan Poe delivered to their homes. It becomes evident that a serial killer is at work and has claimed seven lives so far. The murderer kills two victims every ten years, always on a year ending in nine and always on the same dates in June and December. If he follows the same pattern he will kill again in less than a fortnight.
Ray Logue is dispatched to Boston to work alongside Detective Olivia Callaghan and Inspector Sam Harper to discover the identity of the murderer and to stop him before he strikes again.
Logue's "bull in a china shop" policing methods brings him into conflict with Sam Harper's more calculated and measured approach. As a result, trying to work together becomes almost as challenging as catching the serial killer.
But catch a killer they must.
Recommended for fans of Angela Marsons, Mark Edwards and Peter May.
Praise for Kevin McManus:
"An intense thriller." Thomas Waugh
Kevin McManus is an award winning crime fiction writer who lives in Leitrim in Western Ireland where he works as a secondary school teacher.
In 2016 he was awarded the Leonard Trophy for his writing and in 2017 his third novel: Under the Red Winter Sky was voted the best Crime Novel of the year and 5th best Indie published novel of the year out of 2000 nominated books.
The author's works have been consistent best sellers in the Crime fiction category.
Kevin has a great love for music and played in bands for over 20 years. He is also a keen supporter of Aston Villa FC.
He is the author of The Ray Logue Mystery Series and The Conor Doyle Series.
Genre: Mystery
Death is not the end...
In Western Ireland in 1979 Hazel Devereaux, a student of Trinity College in Dublin, goes missing while working at a summer job. Six months later her body is discovered in a shallow grave.
A line from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe entitled "A Paean" is discovered in an envelope at the house Hazel was renting. Could this be a calling card of the murderer?
Thirty years later Detective Ray Logue discovers that a series of murders in Boston appear to be connected to the killing in 1979. Each victim also received a line from the poem by Edgar Allan Poe delivered to their homes. It becomes evident that a serial killer is at work and has claimed seven lives so far. The murderer kills two victims every ten years, always on a year ending in nine and always on the same dates in June and December. If he follows the same pattern he will kill again in less than a fortnight.
Ray Logue is dispatched to Boston to work alongside Detective Olivia Callaghan and Inspector Sam Harper to discover the identity of the murderer and to stop him before he strikes again.
Logue's "bull in a china shop" policing methods brings him into conflict with Sam Harper's more calculated and measured approach. As a result, trying to work together becomes almost as challenging as catching the serial killer.
But catch a killer they must.
Recommended for fans of Angela Marsons, Mark Edwards and Peter May.
Praise for Kevin McManus:
"An intense thriller." Thomas Waugh
Kevin McManus is an award winning crime fiction writer who lives in Leitrim in Western Ireland where he works as a secondary school teacher.
In 2016 he was awarded the Leonard Trophy for his writing and in 2017 his third novel: Under the Red Winter Sky was voted the best Crime Novel of the year and 5th best Indie published novel of the year out of 2000 nominated books.
The author's works have been consistent best sellers in the Crime fiction category.
Kevin has a great love for music and played in bands for over 20 years. He is also a keen supporter of Aston Villa FC.
He is the author of The Ray Logue Mystery Series and The Conor Doyle Series.
Genre: Mystery
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