Brothers' Tears (The Chief Inspector Peach Mysteries #17)

By: J. M. Gregson

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Synopsis: A double murder reveals the dirty dealings and family secrets of a former Irish rugby star in &“a formidable puzzle&” for the &“indomitable&” British detective (Kirkus Reviews). Irish ex-rugby player and now successful businessman, Jim O&’Connor, was shot dead at point blank range in the parking lot of Claughton Towers where he was hosting a celebratory dinner. DCI Percy Peach is brought back from holiday to head up the high-profile investigation. It doesn&’t take long before he has a surfeit of suspects on close watch—from the victim&’s cheating wife to an avenging crime lord to the head of a local prostitution ring to an assassin for the Provisional IRA. Considering Jim&’s dicey past, and shadier associations, each suspect has a clear motive. But the case takes a sharp detour when Jim&’s upstanding and much-loved brother Dominic is murdered next. To piece together this deadly puzzle, Peach looks a little closer to home, where the most dangerous impulses may run foul in the O&’Connor family blood. &“This series [is] a winner.&” —Booklist