{"product_id":"when-stars-grow-dark","title":"When Stars Grow Dark","description":"A fatal crash. A corpse that shouldn't be there. A trail no one wants followed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When a motorway collision leaves three dead, DCI Brendan Moran is called in to assist. But one of the victims was already dead before the crash--and the lorry involved raises more questions than answers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Moran digs deeper, connections surface: a stolen van, a missing driver, and a string of similar deaths from Scotland to the South Coast. Then comes a troubling lead--the name of an undercover agent who vanished without a trace. Samantha Grant isn't just a missing colleague. She's part of Moran's past.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When traces of Semtex are found in the wreckage, the investigation stretches to Rotterdam and a smuggling network that crosses borders and buries secrets. This time, the threat is closer than Moran realizes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Stars Grow Dark is the seventh 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e _________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★Ranks up there with the masters and must be destined for a TV series.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★So many twists and turns that I could hardly put it down.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★Well-written, tight plotting and pacing, snappy dialogue, well-developed, likeable characters, and a cracking good mystery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★Great British Mystery!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★He's honest and upstanding...He has a line he won't cross, even though he comes close from time to time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★A really great read in a genre I love--the atmospheric British murder mystery!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★Moran's mind is as sharp as ever...leading us through the crime while exposing us to his inner turmoil and self-doubt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★★★★★Tautly-woven story, making you want to do something violent to the bad guys while yelling at the good guys to do something.","brand":"Vinci Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55007278760279,"sku":"9781036709198","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/2526953482557.jpg?v=1789310110","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/when-stars-grow-dark","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}