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The Silent Dead (Paula Maguire 3)

Paula Maguire (Book 3)

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What to expect

The third in the crime series featuring forensic psychologist Paula Maguire by Claire McGowan acclaimed as 'Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell' by Ken Bruen.

Victim: Male. Mid-thirties. 5'7".
Cause of death: Hanging. Initial impression - murder.
ID: Mickey Doyle. Suspected terrorist and member of the Mayday Five.

The officers at the crime scene know exactly who the victim is.
Doyle was one of five suspected bombers who caused the deaths of sixteen people.

The remaining four are also missing and when a second body is found, decapitated, it's clear they are being killed by the same methods their victims suffered.

Forensic psychologist Paula Maguire is assigned the case but she is up against the clock - both personally and professionally.

With moral boundaries blurred between victim and perpetrator, will be Paula be able to find those responsible? After all, even killers deserve justice, don't they?

(P)2015 Headline Digital

Critics Review

Another clear-eyed analysis of violence and how it affects all who are touched by it . . . like the first two Maguire novels, terrific
Metro
I read The Silent Dead with my heart in my mouth . . . brilliant
Erin Kelly
In Dr Paula Maguire, [McGowan] has created a wonderfully complex character
Irish Independent
A breathlessly exciting and intelligent thriller with a brooding atmosphere
Sunday Mirror
I was gripped by The Silent Dead and was fully immersed in the world created by Claire McGowan's fine storytelling
www.forwinternights.wordpress.com
Deliciously satisfying
www.louisereviews.com
Hard-hitting crime writing at its best
Fabulous
Gripping . . . I very much look forward to McGowan's next one
www.thewelshlibrarian.blogspot.com
McGowan kept me guessing until the very end
www.booksandboardies.com
A gripping police procedural which takes us into the heart of a damaged, resilient nation
www.promotingcrime.blogspot.co.uk
Page-turning
Guardian
Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell
Ken Bruen
A knockout new talent
Lee Child
Astonishing, powerful and immensely satisfying
Peter James
Compelling and flawless
Sharon Bolton
A knockout new talent
Lee Child
Astonishing, powerful and immensely satisfying
Peter James
A compelling and flawless thriller
SJ Bolton
Page-turning
Guardian
Author Claire McGowan
Narrator Joanne King
Series Paula Maguire
Duration 10 hours and 41 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781472235572
Format Audiobook
Publisher Headline
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Modern and contemporary fiction, Political / legal thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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