This series is amazing. The only criticism I have of this book is that it ended and I knew I had a wait for the next one, ( )

Book 3 in the Cormac Reilly series and just as good as The first two! A young girl is abducted and Cormac's superintendent declines to give him the manpower he needs. With a skeleton crew of young officers, things go wrong and both Cormac and his Sargeant, Peter are put on leave. This one is a nail biter! Please let there be more of these books!!! ( )

* I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book. *

Galway detective Cormac Reilly receives a report of the abduction of a young girl. In such cases, Reilly is used to getting all resources necessary, but his Superintendent denies him any additional resources at all due to a big drug surveillance operation. Left with a skeleton crew, Reilly and his team scramble to find the girl and track down her abductor before it is too late. Things go awry, there is a police shooting, and Reilly and his sergeant, Peter Fisher, are stood down.

Fisher is relocated to rural Ireland to serve under his hated father, while Reilly is suspended entirely. In the course of his new office duties, Fisher comes across a murder case that simply does not look right to him, but his father is insistent that he drop it and wrap up the case. Fisher ignores him and follows his instincts instead.

I liked the plot of this novel. While it's not as devious and knotty as some that I've read, McTiernan ties her story threads together nicely. I especially liked her descriptions of the Irish countryside in winter; I could almost feel the cold along with the characters. ( )

Yuuuuusssss Cormac! Now that's what I am talking about and been waiting 3 books for!

Wow that was a gripping and stressful book where Cormac and his loyal team faced roadblock after roadblock in their attempts to vindicate the actions of one of their own. With corruption rife it's hard to know who to trust. I am alarmed to see that there is no mention of a book 4. I am reading the two novellas at the moment but I hope the series continues! Superb police thriller! I am obsessed. ( )

This had everything I could possibly ask for in a police procedural. It was complex without being confusing and the characters were so real you could almost hear them breathe. The two earlier entries in the Cormac Reilly series were both outstanding and this one built on everything that made them so good. All the same, I think this could be read independently of the first two books without losing much beyond some relationship background. This was the second time I went with the audiobook version and I'll definitely choose audio for the next one. Aoìfe McMahon's narration couldn't have been better in giving each character a distinct and convincing voice - men, women, and even children. ( )