Cruel Mercy by David Mark

The Blurb On The Back:

Three Irishmen went to America.

One’s dead. One’s as good as. One is missing …

The missing man is Valentine Teague. Petty criminal, bare-knuckle fighter – and DS Aector McAvoy’s brother-in-law.

Back home, Val’s being held responsible for the blood spilt in the snowy woods of upstate New York. If McAvoy doesn’t find out the truth, all hell will break loose, putting his own family in the crossfire.

Investigating proves harder than he could have imagined. New York City is a different world, with different rules. Soon, he finds himself up against squabbling cops, mafias old and new, and the culmination of a crime forty years in the making.

All McAvoy can do is the right thing. Even if it kills him …

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The Verdict:

The 6th in David Mark’s DS MCAVOY SERIES is a sophisticated crime mystery with a real sense of love, friendship and family and a well-adjusted, honourable detective main character who – refreshingly – isn’t haunted by personal demons, has a sound marriage and gets on with his (awesome) boss who has his back, all of which makes a thoroughly enjoyable read that makes me want to read the other books in the series.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.