The nameless dead : an Inspector Devlin thriller

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Title:

The nameless dead : an Inspector Devlin thriller

Author:

McGilloway, Brian, 1974- author.

Series:

Inspector Devlin ;

Series Number:

Summary:

The small isle of Islandmore was once an avenue for smugglers and a burial place for unbaptized babies. When a cold case leads Inspector Devlin to the desolate island in an attempt to locate the bodies of a group of people who have been presumed dead for over thirty years, he uncovers a horrifying secret: the body of a baby who appears to have been murdered. Every fiber of the inspector's being tells him he should find justice for this child, but he is prohibited from investigating further. Devlin is torn. He has no desire to dredge up painful events of the past, but neither can he let a murderer go unpunished. Devlin must follow his conscience - even when it puts those closest to him at risk.

General Note:

Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2012.

Physical Description:

335 pages ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Devlin, Benedict (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Police -- Fiction.

Drugs -- Testing -- Fiction.

Islands -- Fiction.

Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction.

Infants -- Crimes against -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Dublin (Ireland) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Witness Impulse, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2012

ISBN:

9780062417336

Publication Information:

Call Number:

MCGILLO

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Summary

The small isle of Islandmore was once an avenue for smugglers and a burial place for unbaptized babies.

When a cold case leads Inspector Devlin to the desolate island in an attempt to locate the bodies of a group of people who have been presumed dead for over thirty years, he uncovers a horrifying secret: the body of a baby who appears to have been murdered. Every fiber of the inspector's being tells him he should find justice for this child, but he is prohibited from investigating further.

Devlin is torn. He has no desire to dredge up painful events of the past, but neither can he let a murderer go unpunished. Devlin must follow his conscience--even when it puts those closest to him at risk.