DI Lewan Kane

The crime debut of the year from a sensational new voice in Irish fiction.

'A hugely accomplished debut novel' JOHN CONNOLLY
'Tempest Black is a major talent' MARK BILLINGHAM
'Electrifying, audacious and thrillingly perplexing' CHRIS BROOKMYRE
'One of the most compelling debuts out in years' YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR
'An incredibly assured debut' PETER SWANSON

A KILLER WITH A GOSPEL.

On Easter morning, a body is found in the ruins of a church; decapitated, naked, knelt as if in prayer.

A DETECTIVE WITHOUT FAITH.

Detective Lewan Kane is deeply troubled by the harrowing scene: this ritualistic killer hasn't left a single trace.

A MYSTERY LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

In a quiet corner of Dublin, Ella Lonan is wrestling with her sanity, haunted by disturbing visions - severed heads on an altar, a young woman drowned by a black ocean.

When Kane appears in one such episode, Ella turns up at his office, desperate for answers.

Can Ella's visions help Lewan catch a killer? Or will they open the door to something even darker than death?

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