The Silent Dead Paula Maguire 3, Claire McGowan
The Silent Dead Paula Maguire 3, Claire McGowan
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The Silent Dead (Paula Maguire 3)
An Irish crime thriller of danger, death and justice

Author: Claire McGowan

Narrator: Joanne King

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 11/19/2015


Synopsis

The third in the crime series featuring forensic psychologist Paula Maguire by Claire McGowan acclaimed as 'Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell' by Ken Bruen.

Victim: Male. Mid-thirties. 5'7".
Cause of death: Hanging. Initial impression - murder.
ID: Mickey Doyle. Suspected terrorist and member of the Mayday Five.

The officers at the crime scene know exactly who the victim is.
Doyle was one of five suspected bombers who caused the deaths of sixteen people.

The remaining four are also missing and when a second body is found, decapitated, it's clear they are being killed by the same methods their victims suffered.

Forensic psychologist Paula Maguire is assigned the case but she is up against the clock - both personally and professionally.

With moral boundaries blurred between victim and perpetrator, will be Paula be able to find those responsible? After all, even killers deserve justice, don't they?

(P)2015 Headline Digital

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 Rachels_booknook_ on November 23, 2021

Oh Paula, I love you but you were so frustrating in this book! I didn’t really agree with any of the choices made in this one, or the thought processes behind said choices. And also this one was a little too heavily political for my general mystery preferences, it dragged a bit. It’s very much cente......more

Goodreads review by Liz on November 18, 2015

The Paula Maguire series from Claire McGowan is brilliantly addictive, great storytelling, intriguing and intelligent plotting with some truly memorable characters, not least of which is Paula herself. Having followed her story from the start I was really looking forward to this one and honestly, it......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on November 22, 2015

I've really enjoyed the Paula Maguire series so far by Claire McGowan and The Silent Dead is a great addition and personally my favourite so far. I would certainly recommend that you start at the beginning of the series as, although this is a standalone story, you will get so much more out of it by......more

Goodreads review by Remittance on August 19, 2017

I've now given up half-way through this third book of the series. Overall, the writing is competent, and the characters fairly well fleshed out, but the central character continues to make inexplicably stupid choices for the sake of manufacturing internal conflict. Similarly, the romantic element fe......more

Goodreads review by Clare on July 16, 2017

Listened to in audio format. The Silent Dead is the third book in the Paula Maguire series. I did not dislike this book but I preferred the first two books more. I felt there were many too many characters in the story, if you are listening to a book it is hard to go back to find out who a character i......more


Quotes

Another clear-eyed analysis of violence and how it affects all who are touched by it . . . like the first two Maguire novels, terrific Metro

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

In Dr Paula Maguire, [McGowan] has created a wonderfully complex character Irish Independent

A breathlessly exciting and intelligent thriller with a brooding atmosphere Sunday Mirror

I was gripped by The Silent Dead and was fully immersed in the world created by Claire McGowan's fine storytelling

Deliciously satisfying

Hard-hitting crime writing at its best Fabulous

Gripping . . . I very much look forward to McGowan's next one

McGowan kept me guessing until the very end

A gripping police procedural which takes us into the heart of a damaged, resilient nation