The Dead

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, 2004. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. A SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE for Best first PI Novel. The authors first novel. Five years ago serial killer Ed Fagan disappeared, but now a Dublin newspaper has received a letter claiming to be from Fagan with a chilling message: he's going to kill again. When the body of prostitute Mary Lynch is found, it is only too clear that a murderer is at large again, but is it Fagan? Former FBI agent Saxon was writing a book about Fagan and she's certain that the killer must be someone else. So while Detective Shief Superintendent Grace Fitzgerald and the rest of DMP sniff at a cold trail , she somehow has to convince them to look beyond the obvious. But in a city of shadows and secrets, thats never going to be easy - especially when the truth is so unexpected that even the most astute detective could be shocked into carelessness in the moment of discovery. And it's never wise to be careless in the presence of a killer.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.