# The Cold Light of Death by Scott Hunter (Paperback)

**July, 1976** - Thames Valley, UK. Long, scorching days of blue skies, water shortages, and record temperatures. A newly promoted Detective-Sergeant is tasked with investigating the murder of a local shop owner - an investigation that goes tragically wrong...

  
  

Fast-forward forty-five years to 2021, when a chance discovery exposes a grim secret that forces a reexamination of the circumstances surrounding the ill-fated murder inquiry.

  
  

DCI Brendan Moran is assigned this coldest of cases, and it soon becomes apparent that he is dealing with a cold and calculating criminal mind. Can Moran and his team piece together the events of that long forgotten summer and unmask the killer before history repeats itself?

  
  

_If you like Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, DCI Banks, Vera and the Shetland TV series, you'll love this tense and exciting crime novel from CWA-shortlisted author, Scott Hunter._

  
  

REVIEWS - The DCI Brendan Moran Crime Series

  
  

★★★★★ _'...a sparkling mystery - the highlight of a strong series.'_

  
  

★★★★★ _'... a well-planned, well-written novel. The writer has a fertile imagination and an attractive narrative style.'_

  
  

★★★★★ _'... one of the best reads I have had this year. Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective.....plenty of twists and turns. Bravo!'_

  
  

★★★★★ _'The story rattles into action and concludes with two jaw-dropping climaxes and a final fraught decision. This series is destined for greatness.'_

## Details

- **Price:** 7.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Vinci Books Limited
- **Tags:** All Books, Thrillers

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