MURDER ON THE WEST COAST: Irish detectives investigate a bungled kidnapping

Tensions arise between detectives when a kidnapping is upgraded to a murder investigation

When an incompetent local crook makes a botched attempt at a kidnap, it should be a wrap for the Galway police. Unfortunately, Maureen Lyons’ first case in charge as Detective Inspector threatens to be a wash out as a series of mishaps lets the prime suspect slip through the Garda’s fingers.

When the true consequences of the crime become apparent and a body is discovered, the detectives will have to up their game lest they incur the full wrath of the police chief. Can Detective Lyons overcome her growing self-doubt and track down the ringleader behind the extortion attempt to save her reputation?

A manhunt develops that takes the police across the whole of Ireland but ends in a shocking showdown on home turf on the west coast. It will take all of senior DI Mick Hays’ experience and much of DI Lyons’ sheer gall to collar the culprits and smash a crime ring. But will doing so also test their relationship to the limit?

MURDER ON THE WEST COAST is the third book by David Pearson featuring these detectives. The full list of books is as follows:

1. MURDER ON THE OLD BOG ROAD
2. MURDER AT THE OLD COTTAGE
3. MURDER ON THE WEST COAST
4. MURDER AT THE PONY SHOW
5. MURDER ON PAY DAY
6. MURDER IN THE AIR
7. MURDER AT THE HOLIDAY HOME
8. MURDER ON THE PENINSULA

All of the books are available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback.

• MURDER AT THE OLD COTTAGE: Irish detectives Hays and Lyons return
• MURDER ON THE OLD BOG ROAD: gripping Irish crime fiction
• MURDER AT THE PONY SHOW: An Irish murder mystery with a killing, a kidnap, and a lot of other horseplay
• MURDER ON PAY DAY: A heist, a killing, and dangerous criminals at large in the west of Ireland
• MURDER AT THE HOLIDAY HOME: Irish detectives investigate a peculiar homicide in this gripping murder mystery
• MURDER IN THE AIR: a high-flyer comes crashing down in this thrilling Irish murder mystery
• MURDER ON THE PENINSULA: Irish crime fiction you won't be able to put down
• MURDER AT THE OLD ABBEY: Murder, mystery and suspense in South Wales
• THE WINTER MYSTERY an absolutely gripping whodunit
• The Moor: A DCI Ryan Mystery (The DCI Ryan Mysteries)