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Death Walks Behind You
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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...
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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.
Series: The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran Crime Thrillers
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ISBN: 9781036709150
Publisher: Vinci Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vinci Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 300
About the Author
Scott Hunter was born in Romford, Essex. His writing career was kick-started after he won first prize in the Sunday Express Short Story Competition. He divides his time between writing and drumming. He has recorded with internationally renowned rock band 'Jethro Tull' and appeared in concert with 70's popsters 'Mungo Jerry'. He is currently working on his fifteenth novel and has recently published 'In the Key of Death', number ten in the popular DCI Brendan Moran crime series. The first five books in the series have also been released in audiobook format. He was long listed for the Times/Chicken House Children's Novel Competition for 'The Ley Lines of Lushbury' and won the Sunday Express Short Story Competition a few years back for his historical entry set in the English Civil War. His second novel, 'The Trespass' is a top 20 Amazon Bestseller. He was shortlisted for the 2016 Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Margery Allingham short story competition, and was selected as the winner of the 2022 Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Margery Allingham short story competition. His winning entry, 'Locked In' can be read via the CWA Website's Margery Allingham page. Scott Hunter lives in Berkshire with his wife Katherine and his two youngest children.
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