THE CHILLING SECOND DCI BILLY McCARTNEY THRILLER

DCI Billy McCartney has had enough of the police force. But then a runaway arrives on his doorstep and he is plunged back into one of his most traumatic cases.

McCartney and his partner DS Millie Baker were in Ibiza their objective, to infiltrate a major international drug gang. They were close to a breakthrough when Millie was abducted and killed.

The shivering waif who knocks on Macs door has escaped from the same captors and he is soon on a mission that goes far beyond law and order. This is McCartneys chance for redemption

Praise for the DCI Billy McCartney series:

Pace and tension in spades Irish Times

Ferociously compelling Readers Digest

Violent and earthy, reflecting its inner-city locale. Anddid I mention the killer ending? Marvellous Raven Crime Reads

A punched-in-the-solar-plexus feeling occurs as this novels final, gobsmacking twist is revealed. Without a doubtmy crime novel of the year CrimeFictionLover

The final few paragraphs are as magnificent as they are unexpected. You will put this book down with a sense of dizzy wonder Sachin Nakrani

Kevin Sampson is the author of eight novels, as well asExtra Time, his account of a season in the life of a Liverpool FC fanatic, and the moving narrative of the Hillsborough tragedy,Hillsborough Voices. He has also contributed to football anthologies, includingHere We Go Gathering Cups in MayandRedmen, which he also edited. Kevin is a regular contributor to theGuardian,Observerand the award-winning LFC podcast,The Anfield Wrap. He lives on Merseyside where he is a long-term supporter of CALM, a charity specialising in the mental health needs of young males. You can find him at @ksampsonwriter on Twitter.