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The Night Caller

DS Lucy Golden, Book 1

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The Night Caller

By: Martina Murphy
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Sometimes darkness stalks the most beautiful places....

On Doogort East Bog, Achill Island, a body is found. The close community is stunned to learn that it's Lisa Moran, a popular teacher who disappeared two days earlier.

DS Lucy Golden is assigned to the case. For her, it's personal. As an Achill native, she knows that sometimes great evil can lurk in plain sight. Having moved back from Dublin, she has spent the last 10 years trying to prove herself to her colleagues after her husband was jailed for fraud. This is her chance to put the past behind her. Her teenage son Luc's behaviour, however, is increasingly troubling, and Lucy doesn't have time for distractions.

When another body is found in an abandoned property on the bog, with links to a murder 20 years ago, the stakes are raised - but a pattern is emerging. Can Lucy put the pieces together? Or will her family crisis mean the murderer claims his next victim?

©2021 Martina Murphy (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder Suspense

Critic Reviews

"Well plotted and page turning." (Patricia Gibney)

"A tense, fast-paced and deftly plotted thriller, which kept me guessing right to the end. I'm already looking forward to the next outing for Detective Sergeant Lucy Golden and her crew!" (Andrea Carter)
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Couldn’t stop listening. A great plot and a fantastic set of well constructed characters. Highly recommended!

Fantastic read

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Just love this author, a great twist at the end that I never guessed and narrator was excellent. Definitely worth a listen.

A great story

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I really liked the story line and the narrator’s voice was really great with good accents

Great story and wonderful narration

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I really enjoyed this book and am off to purchase the next right away. We’ll done Martina Murphy & of course even the newspaper sounds great with narration from Aoife McMahon!

I loved this!

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I’m a big fan of Aoife MacMahon, the narrator. I’m so happy that led me to Martina Murphy and her Lucy Golden murder mysteries. I can’t wait to listen to the rest.

Just the beginning

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A great journey with plenty of unique characters threading their way through it. Kept me guessing.
Well read too, the reader brought the story to life.

Great Read

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This story had me completely hooked! I also loved the characters. The author gives us just enough insight into their lives without taking the focus off the story. Great twists and turns to keep you guessing too.

Great story, great characters, great narration

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Great story and narration. It kept me listening almost nonstop. I'm looking forward to more.

Terrific

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I loved this book and am enjoying the development of the characters from one book to the next. I’m looking forward to book 3. Aoife McMahon is such a star and by far the best narrator of audiobooks!

Enjoyed it!

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I stumbled across this book as a result of following the wonderful narrator, Aoife McMahon. And it has been a great find. Set in Achill island in Co. Mayo, Martina Murphy weaves a range of histories and plots against the burren landscape of the bog that is all over the island.
Recommended for anyone who likes Irish crime fiction

Great story. Fabulous narration

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