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The Good Turn

By: Dervla McTiernan
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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Some lines should never be crossed.

Police corruption, an investigation that ends in tragedy and the mystery of a little girl’s silence – three unconnected events that will prove to be linked by one small town.

While detective Cormac Reilly faces enemies at work and trouble in his personal life, garda Peter Fisher is relocated out of Galway with the threat of prosecution hanging over his head. But even that is not as terrible as having to work for his overbearing father, the local copper for the pretty seaside town of Roundstone.

For some, like Anna and her young daughter, Tilly, Roundstone is a refuge from trauma. But even this village on the edge of the sea isn’t far enough to escape from the shadows of evil men.

©2020 Dervla McTiernan (P)2020 HarperCollinsPublishers Australia Pty Limited

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Great Listen, Good Plot

I've enjoyed all of Dervla McTiernan's books in this series. I'm looking forward to her next book. I also loved the narrator!

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Best since #1

If you have followed the series this is the best since the first book. Great pace, fantastic narration.

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I’ve been a fan since “ the ruin”!

I wait for really good books before using a credit ! Especially since I have unlimited ( kindle ) ( that I can’t figure out how to cancel ! Grrr!)
This writer surprised me ! She’s very good she Th e narrator is as good too!!
Combination gives you a great story a police procedural that isn’t too cozy or too dark ( think Tana French ?) I like that McTiernan isn’t a copycat writer doesn’t try to be anything other than herself !
Cormac Reilly is a great detective you truly root for ! I am rarely thru a book halfway without guessing the culprit but I was wrong in the last book ( and this one !
Cheers to the narrator too got her beautiful men’s voices ! That’s hard to do for a woman but she’s a pleasure to listen to!!
Thanks

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Another grand adventure.

It sounds like it could be true, despite your disclaimer at the end. You get a bunch of men together with profit to be easily had and honour goes out the window.Thanks Ms McTiernan.

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very enjoyable,

good story and Great Character expansion. can't wait for the next book to come out.

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That was great!

That was a great book. Good plot, good character development, good subplots, and a wonderful story. I can’t wait for the next one in the series, they’ve all been terrific. There is one line toward the end about the odds of the coincidence (Cormack finding Anna), but even that coincidence was believable. It takes great writing to make unlikely coincidence work.

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Great author and narrator

I am hooked on Deeba McTierman’s stories and listening to Aoife McCMahon reading that brings the story alive. Can’t wait for book 3.

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Another Great Book!!!

Loved it! I can't wait for the next installment. It is hard to put down!

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Love the Irish Accents

An excellent cop/murder mystery/travelogue/flawed character caper. I've listened to three of Dervla's books and want to continue.

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her best yet!! (i fear for dervla!)

how can she consistently build such character-driven drama around such tightly-plotted stories without demonic assistance…

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