Death Walks Behind You

A missing woman. A vanished body. A village that closes ranks.

DCI Brendan Moran heads to the West Country for a quiet break, but Cernham is no ordinary village. When one woman disappears and another is found dead--only for the body to vanish--Moran's instincts won't let him walk away.

The locals are evasive. The woods press in. And as Moran digs deeper, he uncovers a troubling pattern of past disappearances no one wants to revisit. Meanwhile, back in Berkshire, his own team faces a rising threat that could shatter everything he's built.

What began as a peaceful retreat spirals into a deadly investigation--with danger on both sides of the county line.

Death Walks Behind You is the third 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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The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran Crime Thriller 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Published: 04/07/2026
ISBN: 9781036709150
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.80d