Katie Maguire, Ireland's most fearless detective, hunts a chilling killer on the streets of Cork.

AN ABANDONED CHILD A young girl has been found in a deserted cemetery. She speaks a foreign language, and she cries for her mother. But nobody claims her. Nobody knows who she is. A MURDERED BEGGAR On the streets of Cork, homeless men and women are being murdered. It's up to DS Katie Maguire to find out. A CRUSADER AGAINST CRUELTY Katie's fiancé is embroiled in a dangerous battle: against illegal dog fighting, a black market run by Ireland's most fearsome gangs. When the investigations collide, who will Katie save first? She knows that for those left behind, there's only one choice: START BEGGING TO DIE.

"PRAISE FOR THE KATIE MAGUIRE SERIES: 'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists... if you have not read one, read them all now' Daily Mail. 'A first-class thriller, written with style... readers who don't know the Maguire novels should change that right now' Booklist. 'A tough and gritty thriller with an attractively feisty principle character'" - Irish Independent