Death Walks Behind You

British crime fiction with a gritty edge, sending a city detective into a rural village where the locals answer nothing and the woods press close. One woman is missing, a body has disappeared, and older vanishings refuse to stay buried.A missing woman. A vanished body. A village that closes ranks.DCI Brendan Moran heads to the West Country for a quiet break, but Cernham is no ordinary village. When one woman disappears and another is found dead only for the body to vanish Moran s instincts won t let him walk away.The locals are evasive. The woods press in. And as Moran digs deeper, he uncovers a troubling pattern of past disappearances no one wants to revisit. Meanwhile, back in Berkshire, his own team faces a rising threat that could shatter everything he's built.What began as a peaceful retreat spirals into a deadly investigation with danger on both sides of the county line.Death Walks Behind You is the third 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.The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran Crime Thriller 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.