A Savage Hunger Paula Maguire 4, Claire McGowan
A Savage Hunger Paula Maguire 4, Claire McGowan
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A Savage Hunger (Paula Maguire 4)
An Irish crime thriller of spine-tingling suspense

Author: Claire McGowan

Narrator: Joanne King

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 03/10/2016


Synopsis

Blood stains the altar. Can she be found?

Paula Maguire, forensic psychologist is called in to investigate a missing girl and the disappearance of a holy relic in Claire McGowan's exhilarating fourth novel in the series, A SAVAGE HUNTER. The Paula Maguire series is sure to enthral fans of Stuart MacBride and Lee Child.

'A complex, disturbing, resonant novel that remains light on its feet and immensely entertaining' - Irish Times

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 pee0r 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?

What readers are saying about A Savage Hunter:

'A compelling story with twists and turns, intelligently written to include history and current issues'

'An excellent, well-written series, giving you an insight into the troubles that have plagued Northern Ireland and how all their lives have been affected'

'I found the twisty threads really engrossing and couldn't wait to see how they were brought to a climax. And boy, talk about explosive ending!'

About Claire McGowan

Claire McGowan grew up in a small village in Northern Ireland and now lives in London, where she runs an MA in creative writing at City University. THE KILLING HOUSE is Claire's seventh crime novel, and the sixth in the highly-acclaimed Paula Maguire series. She also writes women's fiction as Eva Woods.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Liz

So here we are at the 4th in the really very excellent "Paula Maguire" series and with A Savage Hunger Claire Mcgowan took it up a notch (and made me grumble madly at her on Twitter) with her usual mix of current mystery and ongoing trauma for her main protagonists. A real page turner this one, not......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

‘The corpse on the bed was still breathing.’ With this powerful opening line begins an intelligent and compelling story of love, loss and vengeance in a land where the past and its secrets lurk around every corner. A young student at a private university in Northern Ireland has vanished. No one seems......more

Goodreads review by Joanne

This has been an interesting series so far and this recent addition really stands out for me. Dr Paula Maguire returns in this 4th book- a self contained mystery involving a missing person. It can be read as a standalone novel but to get the full appreciation of Paula's relationships and history, it......more


Quotes

Plenty of intrigue makes this a must read Woman & Home

The best of the Paula series yet; weird, intriguing, gripping and original

A complex, disturbing, resonant novel that remains light on its feet and immensely entertaining Irish Times

A knockout new talent

Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell

Astonishing, powerful and immensely satisfying

An intelligent and compelling story of love, loss and vengeance in a land where the past and its secrets lurk around every corner

Page-turning Guardian

I read The Silent Dead with my heart in my mouth . . . brilliant

A reminder why McGowan has been described as Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell Independent