THE GRIPPING FIRST DCI BILLY McCARTNEY THRILLER DCI Billy McCartney discovers the body of a key informant near Liverpool Docks - a killer setback as he closes the net on a major drug smuggling scheme. McCartney's investigation into the murder peels back layer after layer of a decades-long dynasty of heroin trafficking - but Billy has a secret, and each revelation takes him back to an unsolved crime that he cannot leave behind. If he is to catch the men responsible and end a lifetime's torment, he must act fast... Praise for the DCI Billy McCartney series: `Pace and tension in spades...' Irish Times `Ferociously compelling' Reader's Digest `Violent and earthy, reflecting its inner-city locale. And did I mention the killer ending? Marvellous' Raven Crime Reads `A punched-in-the-solar-plexus feeling occurs as this novel's final, gobsmacking twist is revealed. Without a doubt my crime novel of the year' CrimeFictionLover `The final few paragraphs are as magnificent as they are unexpected. You will put this book down with a sense of dizzy wonder' Sachin Nakrani