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The Good Turn

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For 9+ readers, this gripping, thoughtful update to the Blytonesque "secret society" genre engages squarely with racism and social injustice.' Guardian While Detective Cormac Reilly faces enemies at work and trouble in his personal life, Garda Peter Fisher is relocated out of Galway with the threat of prosecution hanging over his head. But even that is not as terrible as having to work for his overbearing father, the local copper for the pretty seaside town of Roundstone. Much of the book features Peter Fisher investigating the possible gang-raid death of an older, village man. Whilst doing so, he discovers suspicious deaths of three other men. Plus, Peter’s elderly aunt, Maggie Robinson, who was friends with the dead men, is being poisoned. The remainder of the book is mostly about Cormac dealing with police corruption; and Peter interacting w Anna, Maggie’s carer, and Tully, Anna’s mute daughter. Yet again, McTiernan gives the reader a terrific dose of fast-paced crime fiction: an excellent plot, twists and red herrings to keep the reader guessing, an exciting climax and a very satisfying resolution. With each instalment, she develops her regular characters a little further and adds new ones. More of Cormac and co will definitely be welcome. Or anything else this talented author might like to turn her hand to. This is Irish crime fiction at its best.

Again there are several plot strands, converging at the end. Reilly helps Fisher by using his high-level connections, forged prior to his move to Galway. And Fisher inadvertently helps Reilly, just when Reilly’s options to expose the corruption seem to have collapsed. DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Harper Collins Australia for providing a digital ARC of The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions. Puffin started out as a non-fiction publisher, with its first title appearing in 1940. As the most iconic and well-known children’s book brand in the UK today, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to tell the world’s favourite stories and for brilliant new debut talent and brands that connect with today’s young readers, from newborn up to twelve years old.This new book features Detective Cormac Reilly and is set in Dublin, Ireland 2015. Cormac Reilly has appeared in two previous books by this best selling author. This is the first book of the series that I’ve read and I can’t wait to read the others. The stories work well together and is is not until close to the end that we see the connections. Set in Ireland in winter, the cold and bleakness comes through. I could not put this book down, wanting to see how it was all going to play out. Peter and Cormac are so similar in personality and their need to seek the truth. They are both the type of people that will not give up and take the easy way out. He would think of his father as he would any other difficult senior officer. Someone to be avoided, or managed.” Books about police are complicated. For me they always have been. Even when they're not set in the US. But in this book, even more than the previous two, gives us Reilly as the One Good Cop. She spends an awful lot of time showing us how the One Good Cop cannot take down systemic corruption, but then of course at the very last minute somehow it all works out for our Cormac. It doesn't really work unless you are a reader who can ignore the previous 95% of the book where it was made fully clear to us that this level of corruption is impossible to destroy. And of course to make it all work McTiernan has to give us some ridiculous coincidences and the kind of irrefutable evidence that never exists in the real world. It starts as critique and then turns into outright fantasy and they don't go together. One is Peter Fisher, Reilly’s protege and subordinate detective at their Gallway station. Due to a series of misunderstandings and mismanagement, Fisher is forced to chase down a child kidnapper alone and, in the process, things go awry. Until an investigation can take place, he is sent away to basically eat humble pie and pound the beat at the small coastal village where he grew up and his father is still the police officer in charge.

Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark... This was a good, pacy, murder mystery with an intricate plot of police corruption, drugs and edgy characters.

Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch. Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe. Pros: wonderfully written, fast-paced, great character depth, dark humor here and thurr, captivating plot Riley, meanwhile, is suspended in the fallout of Peter’s actions. He believes there is much more to his and Peter’s disciplinary punishment than meets the eye, so he keeps busy, investigating secretly the [alleged] corruption within the force. An intriguing mystery adventure . . . bold and brilliant' Sophie Anderson. 'A joy to read.' Alex Wheatle.

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