‘Brilliant. An exciting new voice in Northern Irish noir’ Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain

MURDER. BLACKMAIL. WELCOME TO BELFAST.

DI Owen Sheen vowed never to return to Belfast, but he needs answers about his brother’s death. He is on loan from London’s Met to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, although before he can dig into the past, he must babysit DC Aoife McCusker on her first murder investigation.

As the case slides into chaos, can Sheen put his personal agenda aside? And will McCusker keep her job long enough to ensure that this first case is not her last?

‘A gripping debut thriller. The story thunders to its bloody conclusion’ Stuart Neville, author of Those We Left Behind

'Blood Will Be Born is a rare find — a sucker punch to the gut that will also put a tear in your eye. Unflinching but never cynical, twisty but utterly plausible, and full of heart. I loved it. I only wish it didn't feel so timely' Catriona McPherson, author of Strangers at the Gate

'Powerful evocation of a city still under the sway of tribal warfare' The Times Crime Club

'This Belfast-set thriller is knuckleduster hard… A page ripper' Peterborough Telegraph

Gary Donnelly