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T.R. Croke

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Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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I write fast-paced, suspenseful, plot-driven crime thriller novels featuring Detective Kate Bowen and her surveillance squad.

Beyond taut plotlines, each novel explores resonant themes of love, loss, family and redemption.

The series prequel novella, The Trinity Enigma, regularly figures in Amazon's Top 10 International Crime & Mystery, Serial Killer and Irish Crime categories and is a free download on multiple platforms.

I am married to Eva, we live in County Laois in the Irish midlands. ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 197 ratings · 16 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Trinity Enigma (Detective Kate Bowen, #0.5) 3.64 avg rating — 144 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil's Luck (Detective Kate Bowen, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strike Back: A relentless Irish Crime thriller of terror and revenge (Detective Kate Bowen Crime Thriller Series Book 3) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prize Prince (Detective Kate Bowen, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Night at the Perseverance Hotel: A Standalone Novella 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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