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Gone Too Soon

Scott Hunter author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vinci Books

Publishing:9th Apr '26

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 9th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Gone Too Soon cover

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.
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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.

ISBN: 9781036709174

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

300 pages