The Dublin Murder Mysteries, Books One to Three

Dublin Murder #1-3

by Valerie Keogh

The first three police thrillers in the compelling series starring Irish detective Mike West.

This three-in-one volume of gritty, atmospheric mysteries featuring Garda Síochána detective Mike West includes:

No Simple Death

West follows a case from Dublin to Cornwall--but the suspect keeps disappearing into the mist . . .

Previously published under the title That One May Smile

No Obvious Cause

In the Dublin suburbs, West copes with a series of inexplicable crimes--and the return of a woman from his past . . .

Previously published under the title Close Ranks

No Past Forgiven

Detective Garda Sergeant Mike West takes the woman he loves on a seaside getaway, but when one of the locals meets a bizarre end, it becomes a working vacation.

Previously published under the title Murder on Clare Island

310 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 11, 2020

About the author

Valerie started to write several years ago. She self-published eight crime novels and one psychological thriller before signing a two book contract with Bookouture in March 2018. The first of these, Secrets Between Us, is available now and the second is due in Feb 2019. She is a registered nurse with a degree in English and a Masters in American Literature. Recently she has given up nursing to concentrate on her writing career.

Reviews

[LeAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is Book 1 of a three story box set (The Dublin Murders). I liked the mystery story very much. It is a complex story basically about a scam that involves identity theft, a lot of money, several men using a variety of names. I had to keep track of who was pretending to be who, but it illustrates how complex some scams are and how easily one can be fooled. It pays to be skeptical these days. There is a hint of romance, mostly in how the handsome detective, Mike West, was attracted to one of the victims of the scam. But that's all it involves, just his unacted-upon feelings. Poor guy, he needs a life outside of work. So I will soon be moving to Book 2,

[Dave Bate · Rating 4 out of 5]

New author for me and three very enjoyable reads, not quite five star but very much recommended. I thought the first book of this trilogy was a definite five star , quite how these authors think quite amazes me, an excellent storyline. I was also intrigued as to the setting of the third novel, the Clare Island Lighthouse. Yes, I was one of those readers that checked it out on google, amazing place for a holiday. All in all, three books worth a punt.

[Adrian McKee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dublin murder mysteries .These stories are perhaps a little mild by todays standard .However they are well


written and bring Irish 88 was surprised at the amount of research and detail of countryside that was involved . Good all family reading ,surprising twists towards the endings etc.

[R.J.Saunders · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Dublin murders

The underlying story is greatand the author didn't get all slushy over the sex bits. I configured the outcomes of the first two books but I did in the third guess that Eammon Hall was the perpetrator in the last, I didn't like him!!!

[Siobhán Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got this on a whim and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Read books one to three back to back. Monounsaturated to the forth installment!

[Betty Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Dublin Murder Mysteries

The books are riveting I could nor wait to carry on with the stories every spare time I had. Brilliantly written

[Rosa Baum]

Great read

Well written, interesting and believable characters. A fine mystery that is not easy to put down. I would definitely recommend...!

[Les Linyard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great trilogy of crime stories set in Dublin and Clare Island - characters that draw you in and interesting plots keep you guessing and hold the intrigue throughout (though the second book is more transparent than the others). I highly recommend this series and have reviewed separately elsewhere
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