Eloquence of the Dead

'Bodies can tell you a lot. There can be an eloquence about the dead. But you have to be able to interpret what they are telling you...'When a Dublin Pawnbroker is found murdered and the lead suspect goes missing, Sergeant Joe Swallow is handed the poisoned chalice of the investigation.

With authorities pressing for a quick resolution, the public living in fear of attack and the newspapers happy to point to the police's every mistake, Swallow must use every trick in his arsenal to crack the case.On the way he uncovers deep-rooted corruption, discovers the power of new, scientific detection techniques and encounters a ruthless adversary.Following leads from Trim to the Tower of London, The Eloquence of the Dead is the second of the Joe Swallow books and is a fast-paced and gripping crime thriller from the pen of a truly talented writer."Ireland was a country gone to savagery and disorder, where property could neither be maintained nor made safe, where demagogues and agitators ruled public life, encouraged by a subversive press and tolerated by a spineless governmentPraise for A June Of Ordinary Murder:delivers with surprising panache, and by the time of its cliff-hanger conclusion the reader will be absorbed by the ride and eager for more. - Irish Independenta multilayered tale that offers much more than plot twists and narrative thrills. - The Irish TimesBrady weaves a police procedural that does full justice to the complex nature of the social, political and criminal labyrinth that was Dublin I enjoyed the book tremendously. - Declan Burke, Crime Always Pays blog, Impressive in its research and detail Like a road movie set in your neighbourhood, it delivers a thrilling sense of the familiar lit with the profane. - Eamon Delaney, Sunday Independent