Vorwort
Murder is an ugly business...
Autorentext
Mark O'Sullivan has published nine novels. His work has won several awards in Ireland and France and been translated into six languages. He has also published short stories and poetry in various magazines and journals. His first crime novel featuring Detective Inspector Leo Woods, Crocodile Tears, was published to critical acclaim. Mark is married with two daughters and lives in Thurles, County Tipperary.
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'Leo Woods is a memorable character . . . Studded with dark humour, elegant in style and clever in its execution, Crocodile Tears is a remarkably assured first outing.' Declan Burke, The Irish Times
Detective Inspector Leo Woods' life is a mess. Work keeps him sane. More or less. On an ice-cold winter morning in an affluent Dublin suburb, he stares down at the bloodied corpse of a property developer. Dermot Brennan's features, distorted in terror, are a reflection of Leo's own disfigured face. Life does that kind of thing to Leo. Makes faces at him.
As a host of suspects emerge, and with the help of ambitious but impetuous Detective Sergeant Helen Troy, Leo uncovers a frosted web of lies, where nobody is quite who they seem. As ice and snow grip Dublin, Woods and Troy find themselves battling forces as malevolent as the weather: jealousy, greed and betrayal. Can they identify the murderer before things get even uglier?
'Well written, gritty, with dark humour and some striking metaphors . . . reminded me of Mankell's Wallander.' Irish Independent
'Splendidly idiosyncratic and with a leading man who makes Inspector Morse look positively cheerful, this is fine crime writing.' Daily Mail