A double murder reveals the dirty dealings and family secrets of a former Irish rugby star in âa formidable puzzleâ for the âindomitableâ British detective (Kirkus Reviews).
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Irish ex-rugby player and now successful businessman, Jim OâConnor, was shot dead at point blank range in the parking lot of Claughton Towers where he was hosting a celebratory dinner. DCI Percy Peach is brought back from holiday to head up the high-profile investigation. It doesnât take long before he has a surfeit of suspects on close watchâfrom the victimâs cheating wife to an avenging crime lord to the head of a local prostitution ring to an assassin for the Provisional IRA. Considering Jimâs dicey past, and shadier associations, each suspect has a clear motive.
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But the case takes a sharp detour when Jimâs upstanding and much-loved brother Dominic is murdered next. To piece together this deadly puzzle, Peach looks a little closer to home, where the most dangerous impulses may run foul in the OâConnor family blood.
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âThis series [is] a winner.â âBooklist