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Author: Adrian McKinty

📘 I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty

When a suitcase contains only the torso of an American former soldier, Detective Constable Sean Duffy is thrust into a labyrinthine investigation that spans the political turbulence of the 1982 Troubles. With the aid of fellow detectives McCrabban and McBride, Duffy follows clues that lead to a widow whose husband was killed by an IRA assassination team, and confronts the intersecting interests of British intelligence, the FBI, and local paramilitaries. While battling personal doubts and a floundering love life, he must navigate professional ethics, powerful enemies, and a dangerous mystery that threatens to unravel him.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Adrian McKinty

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