Review: Death Before Coffee: Book Two in the Mike O'Shea Crime Fiction Series

Death Before Coffee: Book Two in the Mike O'Shea Crime Fiction Series by Desmond P. Ryan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the 2nd book in the Mike O’Shea series by Desmond Ryan, but can easily be read as a stand-alone.

Detective Mike O’Shea is haunted by the death of his partner, Sal who died in arms, his marriage to Carman is troubled to say the least, she is staying out all night working late…!

As a result he is drinking too much and ends up turning up at work, tired and hungover and just a little jaded. He just wants a hot cup of coffee. While his world is in turmoil, he still goes home to his mother’s every Sunday for a family dinner, he’s not alone in the world.

He is partnered with Ron, a fedora wearing, by the book cop, a stickler for the rules….and they are sent to the homicide of a one-legged man….and so the investigation begins…

Ryan tells a realistic and believable tale, with the humour and camaraderie between colleagues in difficult and sometimes dangerous situations…..this has a totally absorbing and compelling plot….gradually all coming together in this clever crime thriller.

Thank you to Damppebbles Blog Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and for the promotional materials and a free copy of the ebook. This is my honest, unbiased review.

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