The Dirty Dubliner — Laura Joyce Moriarty

About the book . . .
Recommend reading The Irish Suspect first.
In the first of this series, Dan Delaney is a first class detective in Dublin, Ireland who was blamed for a poorly prosecuted case of a child murder, and suffered severe recriminations by the public and his immediate supervisors. After three years of work, he unravels a double homicide in the case of The Irish Suspect, and public opinion sways to his favor. He is promoted to Police Commissioner and his partner, Joe Murphy, is promoted to the position of Deputy Commissioner.

In the case of The Dirty Dubliner, the previous Commissioner, Saunder Brennen, who had covered up the investigation on the case of the child murder has been relieved of his duties and his reputation of brutal, personally motivated murders as well as contracted assassinations are exposed. Delaney once again unravels the mystery behind two murders. Against all odds, the investigation of Saunder Brennen, is linked to the child murder, and found to have been the disturbing connection to the murder of an American socialite.