Three young men who have just graduated from law school are on their way home after all the celebrations. Drunk and high, they hit a child on a bicycle. After examining the child, they are certain she is dead, so they bury her and her bicycle in the woods. Being buried alive is the stuff of nightmares.
Years later, these three lawyers are battered to death at different times, and a judge is violently murdered in his home.
Then there is the online dating crime. No, online dating isn’t a crime, but there is a crime involving online dating. A lawyer has suggested to some single men that they try online dating but tells them they need to be careful so they don’t end up being scammed. These men do try it and end up being taken for about all they have. Is this lawyer guilty of something? These men certainly think so.
As with any great mystery, there are twists and turns along the way to finding the answer. And there is more than one person who had reason to do the murders. No matter what evidence (or red herring) that was revealed, I stayed fixated on the death of the child that took place, and I was sure that it had something to do with the murders. It was also on the minds of the detectives. Evidence was piling up against one person for the murders.
The ending is very intense, building up to explosive in more ways than one. I was so glued to the book at that time nothing else mattered. I had to find out what was going to happen. Did the ending satisfy me? It sure did. And it gave me a hunger for more Inspector Sheehan mysteries.
Can you figure out who is behind it all before it is revealed? If you’re a fan of great mysteries, you’re sure to love the Inspector Sheehan mysteries. If you would like a copy of this book, I’ve provided an Amazon link below.
Amazon Link: The Fourth Victim (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 7)
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Favorite Sentences:
Instead, as she studied the still, pallid face, Amelia’s own face hardened, her mouth tightened, her eyes darkened, her expression became bleak and implacable.
She had her mother to thank for that, a mother who had to be obeyed in all things, a mother who made even the most basic decisions for her, from what she wore to what she ate, a mother whose control extended into her most private thoughts and moments, whose control even now was impacting on this quiet conversation.
While nothing concrete had been proven and no charges had even been brought against any of them, there was talk about shady practices, witness tampering, even questionable behaviour in their social lives.
Sheehan’s stress levels were every bit as high as McBride’s, as the increasing acerbity of his remarks clearly testified.
New Words Learned:
congruence – in agreement or harmony
Good Friday Agreement – The Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement is a pair of agreements signed on 10 April 1998 that ended most of the violence of the Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s. It was a major development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s.
occasional table – I had never heard of an occasional table, but it is just what it sounds like: a small table with no regular use.
pathognomonic – Medicine/Medical. characteristic or diagnostic of a specific disease
Sinn Fein – a political movement and party seeking a united republican Ireland
voluble – speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently
About the Author:
Brian O’Hare, MA, PhD, was Assistant Director of the Southern Reginal College in Northern Ireland. He now writes full time. His early writing was academic but when he decided to write fiction, his success surprised him. His books have won several awards and some of his mysteries won top honours from New Apple Excellence in Literature Awards, Readers Favourite, Book Viral, and the Literary Titan Gold Award. The Literary Titan Gold Award is ” …. bestowed on books that we found to be perfect in their delivery of original content, utilizing fresh themes to convey innovative ideas, and deftly uses elegant prose.”
