A review by trusselltales
The Silent Dead by Claire McGowan

4.0

McGowan has an unerring ear for dialogue and a captivating sense of time and place. Growing up in the Republic of Ireland I have a long familiarity with the Troubles, but not the visceral understanding of living in Northern Ireland in the peak or aftermath. McGowan, though, does a stellar job of drawing the reader into the world, a feeling which is intensified in each Paula Maguire book. Place and Irish social history aside, it's hard to argue with a book that melds flawed characters with crime solving and a finely balanced exploration of justice versus law.
(Net galley copy provided for honest review)