Thoroughly enjoyed this book and could not put it down.
I've read all three of Dervla McTiernan's books and enjoyed all of them. Can't wait for her to release more.

Well, what a book. I obviously read the books from Dervla McTiernan in the wrong order, as this is the latest book, and I have yet to read the other 2.

I greatly enjoyed the book . It was a really good read. Please let me know of any of her other books which you have in stock.

The Good Turn is an engrossing read that builds on the characters and the shadows of corruption present in the two earlier novels in Dervla McTiernan’s series. But you can start with this book. The setting is present day Ireland with a quick trip to Belgium and Lyon that reminds us of the international nature of contemporary crime and policing. Every paragraph is essential to this exploration of levels of police corruption and how easily it can become embedded with awful consequences. The characters and the story lines make it difficult to put down so you may decide to reread this book at a more leisurely pace to savour the writing.The Good Turn is an engrossing read that builds on the characters and the shadows of corruption present in the two earlier novels in Dervla McTiernan’s series. But you can start with this book. The setting is present day Ireland with a quick trip to Belgium and Lyon that reminds us of the international nature of contemporary crime and policing. Every paragraph is essential to this exploration of levels of police corruption and how easily it can become embedded with awful consequences. The characters and the story lines make it difficult to put down so you may decide to reread this book at a more leisurely pace to savor the writing.

The Good Turn is the third novel in the Cormac Reilly series by Irish-born Australian author, Dervla McTiernan. Does it start with the abduction of a girl walking her dog, witnessed by a young boy from his sickbed? Or does that incident just kick off something that has been coming since Detective Inspector Cormac Reilly first arrived at Mill Street Garda Station in Galway?

After a shooting that sees him under threat of prosecution and jail, Detective Peter Fisher is transferred to the village of Roundstone to work under the guidance Garda Sergeant Desmond Fisher, his (not beloved) father. Will it save his career? He is ordered to sort out the paperwork on a double murder that has been attributed to Dublin gangs, but his training under Cormac Reilly doesn’t let him rubber-stamp it when he sees discrepancies.

Distracting Peter too, is the sudden deterioration of his grandmother Maggie’s health, but at least now he can regularly check on her. Peter is initially wary of Anna Collins, the young mother of nine-year-old Tilly, whom Des seems to have installed to care for Maggie. It’s hardly his style to bother about her.

The same shooting incident sees Cormac Reilly suspended from duty, and he quickly concludes that what has been happening at the Garda Station is part of a much bigger picture, one that points to widespread Garda corruption involving drug trafficking. But from the outside, what can Cormac do? Emma strongly feels it’s time he abandoned the job in which his superiors frustrate him at every turn, but being a garda, and a good one, is in Cormac’s blood.

Yet again, McTiernan gives the reader a terrific dose of fast-paced crime fiction: an excellent plot, twists and red herrings to keep the reader guessing, an exciting climax and a very satisfying resolution. With each instalment, she develops her regular characters a little further and adds new ones. More of Cormac and co will definitely be welcome. Or anything else this talented author might like to turn her hand to. This is Irish crime fiction at its best.

Such a whimsical and fascinating novel.