The Dying Breed
by Declan Hughes
What's in a name? Apparently everything for Ed Loy, because that's the
only information Father Vincent Tyrrell, brother of prominent racehorse
trainer F. X. Tyrrell, offers when he asks for Ed's help in finding a
missing person. Even the best private eye needs more than just a name,
but hard times and a dwindling bank account make it difficult for Loy to
say no. He is not without luck, however. While working
another case, Loy discovers a phone number that seems linked to F.X.
found on an unidentified body. Thinking it more than a coincidence, he
begins digging into the history of the Tyrrells—a history consumed with
trading and dealing, gambling and horse breeding—and soon realizes there
is more to the family than meets the eye, a suspicion confirmed when
two more people with connections to the Tyrrells are killed.
On the eve of one of Ireland's most anticipated sporting events, the
four-day Leopardstown Race-course Christmas Festival, all bets are off
as Loy pursues a twisted killer on the final leg of a reckless master
plan. In The Price of Blood, Declan Hughes once again
paints an arresting portrait of an Ireland not found in any guidebooks.
Deadly passions beget dark secrets in a chilling story that will have
readers on edge right up to its shocking conclusion.
only information Father Vincent Tyrrell, brother of prominent racehorse
trainer F. X. Tyrrell, offers when he asks for Ed's help in finding a
missing person. Even the best private eye needs more than just a name,
but hard times and a dwindling bank account make it difficult for Loy to
say no. He is not without luck, however. While working
another case, Loy discovers a phone number that seems linked to F.X.
found on an unidentified body. Thinking it more than a coincidence, he
begins digging into the history of the Tyrrells—a history consumed with
trading and dealing, gambling and horse breeding—and soon realizes there
is more to the family than meets the eye, a suspicion confirmed when
two more people with connections to the Tyrrells are killed.
On the eve of one of Ireland's most anticipated sporting events, the
four-day Leopardstown Race-course Christmas Festival, all bets are off
as Loy pursues a twisted killer on the final leg of a reckless master
plan. In The Price of Blood, Declan Hughes once again
paints an arresting portrait of an Ireland not found in any guidebooks.
Deadly passions beget dark secrets in a chilling story that will have
readers on edge right up to its shocking conclusion.