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Before He Kills Again

Tadhg Coakley

As the sun sets on the bustling streets of Cork city, a young woman lies brutally murdered in her own home. Former inter-county hurler turned detective Garda Tim Collins, and his new partner Deirdre Donnelly are tasked with solving the case. As they dig deeper, they uncover a sinister plot to attack more women. Against the clock and with a fierce commitment to stop the violence, Collins and Donnelly race to find the perpetrator before he kills again. But when one of Ireland's most dangerous criminals shows up in Collins' home patch of West Cork, that case becomes personal and pushes him to the brink. As the investigation explodes in a brutal showdown, we see a different side of Collins as he questions how far he will go to seek justice. With a strong sense of place and a shocking double climax, this second instalment of the Tim Collins series is a gripping and thrilling read.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Mercier Press
  • Publish Date: Mar 31st, 2023
  • Pages: 384
  • Language: English
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  • Dimensions: 8.47in - 5.32in - 0.77in - 0.91lb
  • EAN: 9781781178256
  • Categories: Thrillers - CrimeMystery & Detective - Police ProceduralCrime

About the Author

Coakley, Tadhg: - Tadhg Coakley is the award winning author of five books. His debut novel The First Sunday in September was shortlisted for the Mercier Fiction Prize and published in 2018 to much acclaim. His crime novel Whatever It Takes (Part 1 of the Tim Collins Series) was chosen as the 2020 Cork, One City One Book. Everything (a sports autobiography, which he co-wrote with its subject, Denis Coughlan) was one of the 2020 sports books of the year in The Sunday Times, The Irish Examiner and The Irish Times. His bestselling memoir The Game: A Journey into the Heart of Sport (2022) was described in The Irish Examiner as 'one of the most distinctive, original, beautiful and best books on sport this country has known'. Tadhg's short stories, articles and essays have been widely published.

Praise for this book

'An expertly crafted, unflinching and creepy as hell thriller. Coakley is at the top of his game.' -Michelle Dunne