The Nameless Dead (Inspector Devlin Series #5)

by Brian McGilloway

Overview

The small isle of Islandmore was once an avenue for smugglers and a burial place for unbaptized babies.

When a cold case leads Inspector Devlin to the desolate island in an attempt to locate the bodies of a group of people who have been presumed dead for over thirty years, he uncovers a horrifying secret: the body of a baby who appears to have been murdered. Every fiber of the inspector's being tells him he should find justice for this child, but he is prohibited from investigating further.

Devlin is torn. He has no desire to dredge up painful events of the past, but neither can he let a murderer go unpunished. Devlin must follow his conscience—even when it puts those closest to him at risk.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062417336
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/19/2015
Series:	Inspector Devlin Series , #5
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Brian McGilloway is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Benedict Devlin and DS Lucy Black series. He lives near the Irish borderlands with his wife, daughter, and three sons.

Editorial Reviews

10/07/2013
The sins of the past weigh heavily on Garda Insp. Benedict Devlin in McGilloway’s atmospheric fifth mystery set in the Irish borderlands (after The Rising). The Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains tries to find bodies tied to the country’s recent political strife so that families may give their loved ones proper burials. In looking for the remains of Declan Cleary, labeled a snitch and murdered in 1976, the commission’s workers unearth several bodies on an island in the River Foyle—of infants. This, however, is not surprising, as the island was once a cemetery for babies who died before baptism and could not be buried in consecrated soil. When it turns out that one of the children did not die of natural causes, Devlin’s superiors forbid him to investigate. As usual, Devlin does so anyway—setting in motion a series of events that uncovers a smuggling ring, corporate malfeasance, and good old-fashioned greed. Readers should be prepared for a bloody good read. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

"Readers should be prepared for a bloody good read." —Publishers Weekly

"hot, hot, hot." —Library Journal

From the Publisher

12/01/2013
An illegal adoption scam is only one of Inspector Devlin's problems in this gritty Irish procedural. The fifth case is just what readers will want (after The Rising); this series is newly available in the United States and is hot, hot, hot.

Library Journal