Where She Lies: A Gripping Irish Detective Thriller with a Stunning Twist

Detective Finnegan Beck Series, Book 1

By: Michael Scanlon

Narrated by: Ruairi Conaghan

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

In a town full of liars, whom can you trust?

When Detective Finnegan Beck is demoted from his high-powered job in Dublin and relocated in disgrace to the small Irish town of Cross Beg, he predicts boredom will be his biggest threat.

But then a beautiful local teenage girl is found strangled in the cold, dark woods a mile from town.

The prime suspect is the seemingly gentle drifter who found Tanya’s body.

Beck seems to be the only person who can’t escape the feeling that Tanya wasn’t killed at random. As he digs deeper into the shadows of Cross Beg, he begins to realize it isn’t the sleepy backwater he’d first believed. Everyone here has something to hide. Tanya had a boyfriend whose name no one knew. A best friend with a loose relationship with the truth. And a habit she thought she’d kept hidden from everyone.

But just as Beck believes he is making progress, the body of one of the suspects is found drowned in the river. Is the killer just getting started?

Everyone in the town seems to have something they would die to protect. But who has a secret they’d kill for?

This debut novel from a powerful new Irish voice is the first in a gripping series that will feature the brilliant, haunted Detective Finnegan Beck, who won’t rest until justice is found. Perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Joy Ellis, and Patricia Gibney.

Praise for Where She Lies:

"I was pulled into the story from the very beginning and every time I had to put the book down, I couldn't wait to pick it up again... All the stars from me and looking forward to the rest of the series." (Rona Halsall)

©2019 Michael Scanlon (P)2019 Bookouture

Just ok

Struggled to finish, it was confusing at times. I had hoped for a better story

Great story captures your attention.

Good Mystery with a few twists. Great distraction for a long drive. I would definitely recommend to mystery fans

Slow

It's difficult to finish. The story dragged on and I struggled with it. It has a decent ending.

Ok

It was ok… different and has a couple of twists but I struggled to finish it.

Good story, not so great narration

While the narrator has a beautiful voice, I found he does not have enough variation in voices of the characters, making a conversation more challenging to follow. I found it necessary to RE-listen to dialogues to determines who was saying what and follow the storyline.

Thestory sounded good... what I could hear anyway.

The vice of the narrator was very deep and I had a hard time adjusting the sound to her every word. never got it right.

Loved the Narration

Unlike many of the previous reviews, I found the narrator absolutely charming. It very much authenticated the story and characters to hear the beautiful Irish voice interpretation.
Very much enjoyed the story and the characters and definitely am a fan!

Absolutely Brilliant

First and foremost Ruairi Conaghan is exceptional. I almost didn’t purchase this book because some reviews were so negative. People labeled the narrator as boring and monotone. I can’t comprehend their thinking.
The book is clever and beautifully written. It’s thoughtful, provocative, tactile and delicious.
The beautiful writing, full of prose and metaphors, humor and suspense comes alive with the musical voices and characters given life by Ruairi Conaghan. I’ve already ordered the second book.
Please do yourself a favor and order this book.

Good story

For the most part I enjoyed the story. There was an incident of violence against a dog that was really just too graphic and gross and really unnecessary that was off putting for me. I thought that it could have been described in much less detail and violence without changing the story. Perhaps I'm just more sensitive to that sort of thing than others.

Needs Subtitles. 🥹

I almost quit this book so many times. It was difficult to understand O’Riley’s accent. The f word was also hard to deal with every few minutes. I won’t be listening to another by this author. Just wasn’t my kind of read.