A Savage Hunger (Paula Maguire) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472228138 ISBN 13: 9781472228130

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

A Savage Hunger is the fourth in the crime series featuring forensic psychologist Paula Maguire by Claire McGowan acclaimed as 'Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell' by Ken Bruen. Victim: Female. Twenty-two years of age. Reason for investigation: Missing person. ID: Alice Morgan. Student. Last seen at a remote religious shrine in Ballyterrin. Alice Morgan's disappearance raises immediate questions for forensic psychologist Paula Maguire. Alice, the daughter of a life peer in the Home Office, has vanished along with a holy relic - the bones of a saint - and the only trace is the bloodstains on the altar. With no body to confirm death, the pressure in this high-profile case is all-consuming, and Paula knows that she will have to put her own life, including her imminent marriage, on hold, if they are to find the truth. A connection to a decades-old murder immediately indicates that all may not be as it seems; as the summer heat rises and tempers fray, can Alice be found or will they learn that those that are hungry for vengeance may be the most savage of all?

About this title

About the Author

Claire McGowan grew up in a small village in Northern Ireland. After a degree in English and French from Oxford University, and time spent living in China and France, she moved to London and works in the charity sector and also teaches creative writing.

Review

A Savage Hunter is a taut, compelling thriller that merges ancient beliefs with a very modern crime. I love Paula Maguire, a real, flawed heroine with a complicated love life to rival Ruth's! All in all, a thoroughly satisfying and intelligent crime novel. * Elly Griffiths * Another great story in an increasingly impressive series * Louise Reviews blog * An intelligent and thought-provoking read and I can't WAIT to see where Paula goes from here! * My Chestnut Reading Tree blog * This is a powerful and disturbing novel * Book Oxygen * A reminder why McGowan has been described as Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell * Independent * I read The Silent Dead with my heart in my mouth . . . brilliant -- Erin Kelly Page-turning * Guardian * An intelligent and compelling story of love, loss and vengeance in a land where the past and its secrets lurk around every corner -- Sharon Bolton Astonishing, powerful and immensely satisfying -- Peter James Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell -- Ken Bruen A knockout new talent -- Lee Child A complex, disturbing, resonant novel that remains light on its feet and immensely entertaining * Irish Times * The best of the Paula series yet; weird, intriguing, gripping and original -- Stav Sherez Plenty of intrigue makes this a must read -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home *

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1472228138
• ISBN 13: 9781472228130
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352