Gone Too Soon

She vanished from the charts. Now she's buried in silence.When the body of up-and-coming pop star Michelle LaCroix is discovered in an unmarked grave, DCI Brendan Moran is called to investigate. A mysterious audio recording suggests suicide—but a severed finger points to murder.As Moran unravels Michelle's glamorous public persona and darker secrets, he finds himself chasing a shadowy figure who's always a step ahead—and willing to kill again. With the killer watching from the shadows, Moran must act fast to stop a predator who vanishes without a trace. Now the killer is watching the police, and Moran's team is in the crosshairs.Gone Too Soon is the fifth 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.______________________________________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.