Detectives Antoinette Conway and Steve Moran handle the investigation of Aislinn Murray, a young woman found dead in her living room next to a table set for a romantic dinner. While the Dublin Murder Squad initially dismisses the case as a routine domestic dispute, Conway suspects a deeper conspiracy involving harassment within the police force and a mysterious third party who knew the victim’s secrets. The narrative focuses on the internal politics of the department, the interrogation of the victim's boyfriend, and the tactical maneuvers required to extract a confession under immense professional pressure.
This book is intended for readers who value realistic police procedures and psychological tension over high-speed action. It attracts those interested in the social dynamics of male-dominated workplaces and the reliability of objective evidence versus subjective intuition. Readers walk away with an understanding of how institutional bias affects criminal investigations and a detailed look at the psychological endurance needed to solve a high-stakes case while being undermined by one’s own colleagues.
Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
