I've
Heard The Banshee Sing
by
Paul Charles
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WHEN
the butchered and dismembered body of an elderly man is discovered in
Camden Town’s famous Black Cat Building, Detective Inspector Christy
Kennedy finds this is no ordinary murder. Initial investigation produces
not a single clue but an article by Kennedy’s some time lover, ann
rea (whose name always appears in lower case), reveals a couple of potential
leads in Kennedy’s Northern Ireland birth-place.
Kennedy and ann rea head over to Portrush: she to work on a follow-up
to her story, Kennedy to try and make sense of the bizarre ritualistic
killing. Assisted by Ulster Detective McCusker, Kennedy’s investigation
takes him through the Irish countryside and back in time to World War
II. ‘I’ve Heard The Banshee Sing’ is Paul Charles at his
very best.
‘A gentle uplifting read, due in large part to the fact that Kennedy,
unlike the majority of fictional detectives, is remarkably well-adjusted’
– John Connolly
‘Masterful sleuthing’ – What’s on in London
‘Det. Insp. Christy Kennedy and his London police team – particularly
Det. Sgt. James Irvine and Det. Constable Anne Coles – are a fine
ensemble, and in their fifth outing (Hissing of the Silent Lonely Room)
British author Charles uses his working knowledge of the music industry
to fashion an absorbing and entertaining tale… A good puzzle, memorable
characters and an elegant, if not simple, solution should help move Charles’s
series into the top rank of British police procedurals’ – Publishers
Weekly (USA)
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