"To follow the crow one must first become a hawk."
Detective Finnegan Beck has been demoted to Sergeant in the Garda pending an investigation up at his former precinct in Dublin. Sent to Cross Beg to lick his wounds, Beck feels out of place and out of time in the tiny town in South Galway. He soon finds himself in the middle of an extremely complicated case involving a series of murders. Partnered with newlywed Detective Garda Claire Somers, they pair start looking a bit closer into the townspeople, especially those connected to the first victim, 15-year-old Tanya Frazzali. Her body was found in Cool Wood; she'd been strangled, had recent sexual intercourse, and was rumored to have a secret, much older boyfriend. Beck and Somers try to get going on the investigation but are hampered because of Beck's disgrace and he is kept away from the case. No matter, he is good at what he does, and he's going to find a work around. Make no mistake, there's evil roaming the streets and alleys of Cross Beg and Beck is on the job. NO SPOILERS.
I enjoyed this first of a new series featuring Beck though he is indeed another messed up tortured detective who is prone to depression and the bottle without much to redeem him except that he happens to be good at his job. Policing is what he does, he lives alone, and doesn't suffer fools. It will be interesting to see how and if he grows and changes in the next books. The only "off" note to me was the constant dream sequences -- I'm not a fan. We do hear the voice of the killer in italics narration interspersed through the chapters, but really only get vague suggestions of what caused his psychopathy -- severe as it was. It was an interesting plot with a lingering tease as the author doled out clues and hints. I am a fan of a good police procedural and look forward to reading more.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review. The title on mine was different -- THE QUIET HOURS -- and actually, I prefer that to the new one. Though actually neither really fits the book plot. The cover is great!
#1 in a new series
Genre -- police procedural and detective novel. Grisly murder.
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