Cold Light of Death

A cold case detective thriller in which remains found beneath a demolition site reach back to a killing from a long ago heatwave. Gritty and atmospheric, with lost paperwork, institutional secrecy, a vanished colleague and an old adversary with a personal score.A buried body. A vanished detective. A case they thought was closed.When a demolition crew uncovers human remains beneath a disused police station, DCI Brendan Moran is brought in to investigate. The discovery links back to the blistering summer of 1976 and a brutal murder that led to the unexplained disappearance of Detective Sergeant Emma Hardy.Hardy s last case seemed routine: a shopkeeper bludgeoned to death, no clear motive. But as Moran unearths missing files, long-forgotten witnesses, and a department still guarding its secrets, a darker picture begins to emerge one that someone is desperate to keep buried.And someone else is watching. A dangerous figure from Moran s past is circling and this time, it s personal.The Cold Light of Death is the eighth 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 be read as a standalone but acts as the perfect sequel to When Stars Grow Dark.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.