That Much She Knew

DCI Gawn Girvin #5

by Linda Hagan

A murder, a missing colleague, and a pack of lies…

When DCI Gawn Girvin is called to a murder scene, she is shocked to find the victim was known to her.

Harriet Hughes was a close friend of Jenny Norris, the state pathologist, who also happens to go missing on the night of the murder.

Worried that Jenny might be implicated, DCI Girvin will have to tread carefully to avoid endangering her or jeopardising her career.

Bending the rules for the greater good comes natural to the Chief Inspector, but she runs the risk of alienating her colleagues.

Struggling to keep them in the dark whilst searching for her missing friend, she’ll find herself exposed and vulnerable.

THAT MUCH SHE KNEW is the fifth murder mystery by Northern Ireland’s bestselling fiction writer Linda Hagan. The novel can be enjoyed entirely on its own, but for more backstory readers should pick up the other books. The full list is as

1. THE PERFUME KILLER
2. MURDER SKY HIGH
3. A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
4. KILLING THE VIBE
5. THAT MUCH SHE KNEW
6. MURDER AT THE TABLE
7. NOTHING BUT SMILES

All these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

Genres: Fiction

240 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2022

About the author

Linda Hagan was born in Belfast. but for many years has lived in the town of Carrickfergus on the shores of Belfast Lough and overlooked by the magnificent Norman castle.
After a career in education and academic research, retirement has enabled her to indulge her passion for crime fiction. A lifelong reader of the genre, she has now turned writer and her first two novels, 'The Perfume Killer' and 'Murder Sky High' were well-received leading to a further six novels in the series .
The central character of all her novels is DCI Gawn Girvin, ex-army and now PSNI officer with the nickname "The Ice Queen". Gawn often battles her own demons from her past as well as the criminals she is investigating and her sense of duty can often lead her into dangerous situations.
When not reading or writing crime, Linda enjoys Formula 1, researching her family history and spending time with her grandchildren.

Reviews

[Christine Rains · Rating 4 out of 5]

DCI Gawn Girvin is called to a murder scene where she not only knows the victim but also a person of interest who has gone missing. Gawn internally wars trying to respect her friend's private life and investigate, but she has to admit maybe she didn't know her friend all that well. Now she must hurry and find the killer or risk not only her friend's life but her own as well.

This is the fifth book in the Irish crime mystery series, DCI Gawn Girvin. I hadn't known it was the fifth book when I picked it up, but I didn't feel like I was missing any vital part of this story having not read the books previous to this in the series. Gawn is a tough but big hearted investigator who keeps her private life apart from work. This case may reveal more than she wants to her colleagues and she may not be able to help it. Excellent little mystery with a few twists and turns.

[Candy Denman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series goes from strength to strength and the characters are really developing. In this book forensic pathologist, and Gawn's best friend Jenny seems to be implicated in the murder of a woman who may be her lover, but there is a lot more going on here.

[Erik Empson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The tough cop returns, this time in a murder case where her colleague, a forensic pathologist, seems implicated. Another good read from an up-and-coming author.

[Jillian McCreadie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

This book is a great read looking forward to reading more in this series would recommend to everyone to try

[Garrett Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Avery good story extremely well told.

DCI Virgin and her team really had their hands full trying solve the murders and getting her friend back safe.