Murder of a Runaway

Brilliantly written book that kept me gripped from beginning to end. ★★★★★ Three women chasing dreams. Three lives headed for tragedy. Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu leave Shenzhen, China, on scholarships to study in Belfast. Alina Balauru departs rural Romania for the promise of well-paid work in Northern Ireland. But when one of them is found dead in the garden of an upscale Belfast home, DCI Jim Sheehan and his Serious Crimes Unit are thrust into their most harrowing case yet. Their investigation collides with violent Chinese racketeers, brutal human traffickers, and a fiendishly clever killer known only as The Shadow. The trail splits in two impossible directions, each more dangerous than the last. As Sheehan closes in, he uncovers The Shadow's method — and his next targets. But the clock is ticking, and every hour brings another young woman closer to death. Can Sheehan stop a predator who hides in plain sight before more dreams are destroyed? Murder of a Runaway is Book 5 of the award-winning Inspector Sheehan Mysteries series. ____________________★★★★★ The full five stars. This was truly one of the best books I've ever read.★★★★★ An elaborate adrenaline maze to trap the reader. One of the best thrillers I have read in recent times.★★★★★ A chilling thriller!★★★★★ I couldn't stop reading.★★★★★ Kept me glued to the pages as I could not stop reading.★★★★★ A must-read.★★★★★ Magnetic plot and well-developed characters.★★★★★ This book was amazing.★★★★★ Yet again another brilliant book from Brian O'Hare.★★★★★ Absolutely loved it!!★★★★★ Right from chapter one I was completely hooked.★★★★★ Found myself reading long into the early hours of the morning.★★★★★ Murder of a Runaway is a perfect thriller, written by an amazing story-teller. ★★★★★ Thought-provoking, emotional and gut-wrenching. An exceptional crime-thriller and a must-read for any thriller lover. — Eric Praschan, Author of Blind Evil and The Burden of Silence