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Dublin Murder Squad Series

This series plunges readers into the dark underbelly of Dublin, where seasoned detectives from the murder squad unravel intricate cases. Each installment focuses on a different investigator, exposing their personal demons and the past that shapes their perception of crime. Dive into suspenseful investigations that explore human psychology and moral dilemmas against the backdrop of gritty Irish reality. It's an intelligent and atmospheric crime fiction that will keep you captivated.

The Tresspasser
The Secret Place
Broken Harbour. There is no safe place.
Faithful place
In the woods

Recommended Reading Order

  1. In the woods

    • 429 pages
    • 16 hours of reading

    As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled sneakers, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous hours. Twenty years later, the found boy, Rob Ryan, is a detective on the Dublin Murder Squad and keeps his past a secret. But when a twelve-year-old girl is found murdered in the same woods, he and Detective Cassie Maddox—his partner and closest friend—find themselves investigating a case chillingly similar to the previous unsolved mystery. Now, with only snippets of long-buried memories to guide him, Ryan has the chance to uncover both the mystery of the case before him and that of his own shadowy past. Richly atmospheric, stunning in its complexity, and utterly convincing and surprising to the end, In the Woods is sure to enthrall fans of Mystic River and The Lovely Bones.

    In the woods1
    3.8

  2. Faithful place

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading

    The course of Frank Mackey's life was set by one defining moment when he was nineteen. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place, failed to run away with him to London as they had planned. Frank never heard from her again. Twenty years on, Frank is still in Dublin, working as an undercover cop. He's cut all ties with his dysfunctional family. Until his sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Frank embarks on a journey into his past that demands he reevaluate everything he believes to be true.

    Faithful place3
    4.2

  4. The Secret Place

    • 480 pages
    • 17 hours of reading

    In Tana French's gripping novel, Detective Stephen Moran teams up with Antoinette Conway to reopen a year-old murder case of a boy at a girls' boarding school. With a new lead from sixteen-year-old Holly Mackey, they delve into the complex and perilous world of teenage friendships, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

    The Secret Place5
    3.9

  5. The Tresspasser

    • 480 pages
    • 17 hours of reading

    Antoinette Conway, the tough, abrasive detective from The Secret Place, is still on the Murder squad, but only just. She's partnered up with Stephen Moran now, and that's going well - but the rest of her working life isn't. Antoinette doesn't play well with others, and there's a vicious running campaign in the squad to get rid of her. She and Stephen pull a case that at first looks like a slam-dunk lovers' tiff, but gradually they realise there's more going on: someone on their own squad is trying to push them towards the obvious solution, away from nagging questions. They have to work out whether this is just an escalation in the drive to get rid of her - or whether there's something deeper and darker going on.

    The Tresspasser6
    4.0