Detective Alana Mack Books

‘One of the best starts to a series I ever read… a page turner that I didn’t want to put down.' Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The scrap of paper looked as if it had been torn from a diary. The words written in faint pencil. The letters rounded, almost childlike: Please look after her. Her life and mine depend on you not trying to find me . When Detective Alana Mack arrives at Clonabee police station, in a small Irish seaside town on the outskirts of Dublin, she doesn't expect to find a distressed two-year-old girl sobbing on the floor. Abandoned in a local supermarket, the child tells them her name is Casey. All Alana and her team have to go on is a crumpled note begging for someone to look after the little girl. This mother doesn't want to be found. Still recovering from a terrible accident that has left Alana navigating a new life as a wheelchair user, Alana finds herself suddenly responsible for Casey while trying to track down the missing mother and solve another missing person's case… a retired man who has seemingly vanished from his home. Forced to ask her ex-husband, child psychiatrist Colm for help, through Forensic Art Therapy, Alana discovers that whatever darkness lies behind the black windows in Casey's crayon drawing, the little girl was terrified of this place. Then human remains are found and a chilling link is made – the DNA matches Casey's. Alana and her team must find the body and make the connection with the missing man fast if she is to prevent another life from being taken. But with someone in her department leaking confidential details of the investigation to the media, can Alana set aside her emotional involvement in this case and find Casey’s mother and the killer before it's too late? Heart-pounding and totally addictive, The Puppet Maker is the first in the Detective Alana Mack series that will have fans of Ann Cleeves, Angela Marsons and LJ Ross racing through the pages late into the night. Read what everyone is saying about The Puppet Maker : ‘Didn’t expect to spend my day reading this but once I started there was pretty much no stopping me. Was devastated I had to go out for a few hours and leave it .’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ An amazing start to the Detective Alana Mack series . This was jam packed with action and suspense and I loved all the twists and turns . I don't want to give any spoilers but this has everything you would want in a thriller and more, you won't want to put it down . I couldn't wait to find out who the culprit was and I can't wait for the next in the series .’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Fantastic… an explosive read . Looking forward to more of this detective and her team.’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ An amazing read!... I just couldn't put it down! ’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Ooh what an absolutely thrilling book . I love all the new characters, they come fully formed and jump off the page.’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow! … had me glued to my Kindle till the very end! … I can't wait for more!’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' A brilliant plot with plenty of twists and turns, I was totally gripped .' Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Ooh what an absolutely thrilling book.’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Fans of Val McDermid, Ken Bruen and John Connolly should pick this up .’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ A brilliant start to a new series . I adored Alan she’s a strong woman working 3 different cases which all seem to come together… The characters were strong well written and have left me needing to know more about them… a fast paced crime thriller. ’ Reader Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

10am: A mother rushes for a train after dropping her daughter at school but is reported missing when she doesn't return to pick her up. 2.47pm: The same train causes the death of a young woman; her body bound and placed on the tracks. When Detective Alana Mack discovers the missing mother has vanished from the same train that claimed the life of the young woman, she fears the worst. A killer is on the loose, targeting women and leaving their broken bodies scattered across Dublin's Dart train line. The victims appear to have no connection to one another, but their murders bear the same chilling hallmark – identical single red roses left at each of their crime scenes. And that's not all… Every trace of the women’s lives has been extinguished from their homes. Their bedding replaced with pristine white sheets, photos of loved ones and precious keepsakes all eradicated. With little to go on in the sterile environments left by the killer, Alana and her team must desperately try and uncover the link between the women. But when another body is found, this time with a different, rare variety of rose, Alana's instincts tell her this tiny clue could crack the case open and lead them to the twisted individual. Then Alana receives a chilling message: ' Roses are red. Blood is too. One and two are on me. Number three and four are on you.' The killer is hiding in plain sight and playing a sick game with her. If she doesn't find them soon, more innocent lives will be taken. A heart-stopping thriller that will keep fans of Angela Marsons, Ann Cleeves, and Patricia Gibney glued to the pages and racing through Roses for the Dead in one sitting. Read what everyone is saying about Roses for the Dead : ‘ Had me gripped from the beginning .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Read it a day! ’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘With many twists, unexpected turns and a protagonist to cheerlead for, I was hooked… As a disabled reader I loved seeing a disabled character in a superior role just getting on with their career .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Gripping, couldn't put it down! ’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of suspense and intrigue.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Fantastic, a real page turner that I didn’t want to put down … lots of twists and turns.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Wow…I could not put it down .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I absolutely loved it! Fast paced action and great character development. The story developed really cleverly with little clues for the amateur detective audience to pick up on. I cannot wait for the next book.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fantastic… brilliant twists and turns keeping you guessing to the very end .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Detective Alana Mack is back with a bang! A great book which I raced through, I absolutely loved it .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Very fast paced and I was hooked from the very start . I can’t wait for the next book in the series.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Human bones in a crab pot. A family's dark secrets. A killer's twisted revenge. When human remains are found in a fisherman's crab pot, Detective Alana Mack faces her toughest case yet. As she unravels a complex web of genetic links, Alana becomes the target of a seemingly random attack, leaving her injured and reliant on her ex-husband for help. Determined to solve the case, Alana discovers a chilling connection between the victim and Ciara Buckley, the sole survive of a house fire who shares DNA with the unidentified woman. But Ciara believes both her parents died in the blaze that scarred her childhood. When the fisherman's estranged brother is found dead, Alana uncovers a startling truth – both were adopted, and their mother vanished decades ago. As she decodes cryptic forensic clues, Alana races to stop the killer from erasing more family secrets. Can she catch the culprit before becoming the next victim? An absolutely gripping stay-up-all-night crime thriller for fans of Angela Marsons, Ann Cleeves and Patricia Gibney. Read what people are saying about Cage of Bones : ‘Superb! This book was full of suspense, a real page turner, unputdownable with brilliant plot with plenty of twists and turns .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Superb! ... one of the most twisted… and intriguing murder mysteries I've ever read .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Another gripping book in the Alana Mack series ... A total five star read from this author, who never disappoints.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ One of my favourite crime series .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I was gripped, and I didn't want to put it down .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Another belter of a book, and I'm eagerly awaiting the next.’ Reader reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Readers are loving the Detective Alana Mack series: ‘Didn’t expect to spend my day reading this but once I started there was pretty much no stopping me. Was devastated I had to go out for a few hours and leave it .’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Fantastic… an explosive read . Looking forward to more of this detective and her team.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Ooh what an absolutely thrilling book . I love all the new characters, they come fully formed and jump off the page.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow! … had me glued to my Kindle till the very end! … I can't wait for more!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' A brilliant plot with plenty of twists and turns, I was totally gripped .' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Ooh what an absolutely thrilling book.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Fans of Val McDermid, Ken Bruen and John Connolly should pick this up .’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Had me gripped from the beginning .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Read it a day! ’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘With many twists, unexpected turns and a protagonist to cheerlead for, I was hooked… As a disabled reader I loved seeing a disabled character in a superior role just getting on with their career .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Gripping, couldn't put it down! ’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Full of suspense and intrigue .’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Fantastic, a real page turner that I didn’t want to put down … lots of twists and turns.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐