The Eloquence of the Dead - Softcover

Brady weaves a police procedural that does full justice to the complex nature of the social, political and criminal labyrinth that was Dublin ... I enjoyed the book tremendously. --Declan Burke, Crime Always Pays blog

Impressive in its research and detail ... Like a road movie set in your neighbourhood, it delivers a thrilling sense of the familiar lit with the profane --Eamon Delaney, Sunday Independent, on A June of Ordinary Murders

a multi-layered tale that offers much more than plot twists and narrative thrills. --The Irish Times

Bodies can tell you a lot. There can be an eloquence about the dead. But you have to be able to interpret what they are telling you.... When a Dublin Pawnbroker is found murdered and the lead suspect goes missing, Sergeant Joe Swallow is handed the poisoned chalice of the investigation. With authorities pressing for a quick resolution, the public living in fear of attack and the newspapers happy to point to the police s every mistake, Swallow must use every trick in his arsenal to crack the case. Brady weaves a police procedural that does full justice to the complex nature of the social, political and criminal labyrinth that was Dublin ... I enjoyed the book tremendously.