When Stars Grow Dark

A fatal crash. A corpse that shouldn't be there. A trail no one wants followed. When a motorway collision leaves three dead, DCI Brendan Moran is called in to assist. But one of the victims was already dead before the crash-and the lorry involved raises more questions than answers. As Moran digs deeper, connections surface: a stolen van, a missing driver, and a string of similar deaths from Scotland to the South Coast. Then comes a troubling lead-the name of an undercover agent who vanished without a trace. Samantha Grant isn't just a missing colleague. She's part of Moran's past. When traces of Semtex are found in the wreckage, the investigation stretches to Rotterdam and a smuggling network that crosses borders and buries secrets. This time, the threat is closer than Moran realizes. When Stars Grow Dark is the seventh 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.