Murder of a Runaway

Cross The Shadow; become a Shade. Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu from Shenzhen in China, win scholarships to study at Queen’s University in Belfast. Alina Balauru departs a poor farm in Romania for well paid work in Northern Ireland. Three lives harbouring long-cherished dreams. Three lives headed for tragedy. Sheehan and his Serious Crimes Unit discover the body of one of the young women in the garden of an upmarket residence. Confronted with violent Chinese racketeers, brutal human-traffickers and a fiendishly clever killer called The Shadow, they are baffled by a case that seems to lead in two entirely different directions. Can they find out who The Shadow is in time to save the other two victims? Book 5 of the award-winning Inspector Sheehan Mysteries series The full five stars. This was truly one of the best books I've ever read. [Michelle Newman. Amazon (United States) Reviewer.] An elaborate adrenaline maze to trap the reader. One of the best thrillers I have read in recent times. [Vadana Garg, Online Book Club.] Thought-provoking, emotional and gut-wrenching. An exceptional crime-thriller and a must-read for any thriller lover. [Eric Praschan, Author of Blind Evil and The Burden of Silence]