Inspector Starrett is in his mid forties, dresses well, likes a pint of Guinness and is a decade into his third career. The locals say he may have a sixth sense: he's not so sure but has been eternally grateful when that special something or other has kept him out of trouble and come to his aid on a few of his cases. Now the bloodied body of a crucified man is discovered in a Church in an Irish Heritage Town on the first Friday of summer and Starrett and the rest of the Serious Crime Unit are investigating. The team soon realizes that town is not nearly as righteous as its many churches might suggest. ""The excellent first in a new series from Irish author Charles, introduces Garda Inspector Starrett, whose vast experience of the range of human nature is put to the test when a horrific crime rocks his quiet Donegal town of Ramelton... The appealing Starrett, with his intuitive gifts, is a worthy addition to the ranks of contemporary police detectives.""-Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) ""The Dust of Death is a pleasant surprise and a joy to read...""-I Love A Mystery ""[Charles] begins this new police procedural series with all the mastery of his craft... Fans of Ken Bruen and other Irish crime writers will snap it up.""-Library Journal
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Starred Review. The excellent first in a new series from Irish author Charles (Sweetwater and seven other Det. Insp. Christy Kennedy mysteries) introduces Garda Inspector Starrett, whose vast experience of the range of human nature is put to the test when a horrific crime rocks his quiet Donegal town of Ramelton—the murder by crucifixion of carpenter James Moore. After learning that Moore had been having an affair with Amanda Morrison, the missing wife of the pastor of a local unorthodox church, Starrett focuses his investigation on the husband, First Minister Ivan Morrison. The minister's bland response to the corpse's presence in his own house of worship increases the scrutiny he receives, but Starrett wisely remains open to other possibilities. While the solution is less intricate than in some of the Kennedy novels, it nonetheless satisfies. The appealing Starrett, with his intuitive gifts, is a worthy addition to the ranks of contemporary police detectives. (Mar.)
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'The Dust of Death' is a pleasant surprise and a joy to read --I Love a Mystery
'The Dust of Death' is a pleasant surprise and a joy to read --I Love a Mystery
The excellent first in a new series from Irish author Charles, introduces Garda Inspector Starrett, whose vast experience of the range of human nature is put to the test when a horrific crime rocks his quiet Donegal town of Ramelton. . . The appealing Starrett, with his intuitive gifts, is a worthy addition to the ranks of contemporary police detectives. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
[Charles] beings this new police procedural series with all the mastery of his craft. . . Fans of Ken Bruen and other Irish crime writers will snap it up. --Library Journal
[Charles] beings this new police procedural series with all the mastery of his craft. . . Fans of Ken Bruen and other Irish crime writers will snap it up. --Library Journal
[Charles] beings this new police procedural series with all the mastery of his craft. . . Fans of Ken Bruen and other Irish crime writers will snap it up. --Library Journal
'The Dust of Death' is a pleasant surprise and a joy to read --I Love a Mystery
'The Dust of Death' is a pleasant surprise and a joy to read --I Love a Mystery
The excellent first in a new series from Irish author Charles, introduces Garda Inspector Starrett, whose vast experience of the range of human nature is put to the test when a horrific crime rocks his quiet Donegal town of Ramelton. . . The appealing Starrett, with his intuitive gifts, is a worthy addition to the ranks of contemporary police detectives. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
[Charles] beings this new police procedural series with all the mastery of his craft. . . Fans of Ken Bruen and other Irish crime writers will snap it up. --Library Journal
[Charles] beings this new police procedural series with all the mastery of his craft. . . Fans of Ken Bruen and other Irish crime writers will snap it up. --Library Journal
[Charles] beings this new police procedural series with all the mastery of his craft. . . Fans of Ken Bruen and other Irish crime writers will snap it up. --Library Journal
'The Dust of Death' is a pleasant surprise and a joy to read --I Love a Mystery
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