Inspector Benedict Devlin #01: Borderlands

Inspector Benedict Devlin #01: Borderlands
Brian McGilloway
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Paperback
h196 x 126mm - 288pg
4 Feb 2021 UK
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9781472133311
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The corpse of local teenager Angela Cashell is found between the North and South of Ireland, in an area known as the borderlands. Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin heads the investigation: the only clues are a gold ring placed on the girl's finger and an old photograph, left where she died. As Devlin struggles to handle the murder enquiry ' one which also involves a dead drug dealer, a local politician and a young traveller boy ' closer to home he becomes reacquainted with an old flame eager to rekindle their affair. Then another teenager is murdered, and things become further complicated when Devlin unearths a link between the recent killings and the disappearance, twenty-five years earlier, of a prostitute ' a case in which he believes one of his own colleagues is implicated.

#01: Borderlands
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#03: Bleed a Deep River
#04: Rising, The
#05: Nameless Dead, The
#06: Blood Ties

""Borderlands" has me, dare I say, green with envy. It's rare I'm jealous of a debut novel but I'm ferociously so of this stunning work. Devlin, the main character of this new series, is going to join the ranks of Rebus, Resnick, Davenport, and Scudder as one of the reference points of character series. Not only is the writing a sheer blast of dark lyricism but the plot is utterly compulsive. Dammit,"" I muttered, it can't be this good, it is . . . and better. This is not only a wondrous addition to the growing canon of Irish mystery writing, it's a terrific bonus to mystery writing as a whole." ---Ken Bruen, author of "Once Were Cops
""Brian McGilloway's command of plot and assurance of language make it dif?cult to believe that "Borderlands" is his debut." ---"The Times" (UK)
"A mystery of labyrinthine complexity." ---"Sunday Telegraph" (UK)
"McGilloway evocatively describes the landscape of the border area . . . and captures small-town rural Ireland. Ben Devlin is an appealing character . . . and the supporting cast are well drawn." ---"Times Literary Supplement" (UK)
"Brian McGilloway is a name to keep in mind. He has written a taut, well-paced story with strong characters and an ingenious plot that seizes the reader's attention from page one and holds it to the last sentence." ---"Irish Independent
""McGilloway conveys a believable portrait of a real, troubled, and coping-as-best-they-can population in the new Ireland, with all its contradictions and complexities." ---"International Noir Fiction
""This is an impressive debut, the writing is tight, the plot is complex but well paced, the characters are well drawn...and the resolution was surprising."---"ReviewingTheEvidence.com
""A gripping thriller."---"The Irish News"
Brian McGilloway was born in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974, and teaches English at St Columb's College, Derry. Previously he has written plays and short stories. He lives near the Borderlands, with his wife and their two sons.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781472133311
Published: 4 Feb 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Constable
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 196mm
Width: 126mm
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 288

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