The Killing Pool

THE GRIPPING FIRST DCI BILLY McCARTNEY THRILLER

DCI Billy McCartney discovers the body of a key informant near Liverpool Docks - a killer setback as he closes the net on a major drug smuggling scheme.

McCartney's investigation into the murder peels back layer after layer of a decades-long dynasty of heroin trafficking - but Billy has a secret, and each revelation takes him back to an unsolved crime that he cannot leave behind.

If he is to catch the men...
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THE GRIPPING FIRST DCI BILLY McCARTNEY THRILLER

DCI Billy McCartney discovers the body of a key informant near Liverpool Docks - a killer setback as he closes the net on a major drug smuggling scheme.

McCartney's investigation into the murder peels back layer after layer of a decades-long dynasty of heroin trafficking - but Billy has a secret, and each revelation takes him back to an unsolved crime that he cannot leave behind.

If he is to catch the men responsible and end a lifetime's torment, he must act fast...

Praise for the DCI Billy McCartney series:

'Pace and tension in spades...'
Irish Times

'Ferociously compelling'
Reader's Digest

'Violent and earthy, reflecting its inner-city locale. And did I mention the killer ending? Marvellous'
Raven Crime Reads

'A punched-in-the-solar-plexus feeling occurs as this novel's final, gobsmacking twist is revealed. Without a doubt my crime novel of the year'
CrimeFictionLover

'The final few paragraphs are as magnificent as they are unexpected. You will put this book down with a sense of dizzy wonder'
Sachin Nakrani