{"product_id":"black-december","title":"Black December","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA secret buried beneath the chapel. A killer who’s waited decades to strike.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDCI Brendan Moran shouldn’t be back on duty. The Irish detective is barely holding it together after a crash that nearly killed him—when a body is discovered in the chapel at Charnford Abbey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe monks won’t talk. A centuries-old relic has vanished. And when another man turns up dead, it’s clear someone will kill to keep the past hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Moran has problems of his own. A new sergeant who might be a spy. A brother spiraling into alcoholism under his roof. Narcoleptic blackouts that could end his career—or his life. And a troubled past that won’t stay buried, forged in the shadows of 1970s Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs winter closes in and the abbey’s past comes violently to light, Moran must reckon with the cost of truth—and how much he’s willing to lose to uncover it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this case might do what the crash couldn’t—finish him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack December\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the gripping first entry in The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series—perfect for fans of atmospheric British detective fiction, flawed heroes, and crime stories that cut deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e___________________________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★ So many twists and turns that I could hardly put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well-written, tight plotting and pacing, snappy dialogue, well-developed, likeable characters, and a cracking good mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great British Mystery!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★ He’s honest and upstanding… He has a line he won't cross, even though he comes close from time to time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Vivid descriptions and clever plotting. Crisp dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A really great read in a genre I love—the atmospheric British murder mystery!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinci Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414016078168,"sku":"9781036709136","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781036709136_bee1d987-7e23-42b3-8095-f08acc14217a.jpg?v=1780034479","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/black-december","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}