I enjoyed this book, very fast paced and draws you into the story easily. The main character is very likeable and plenty of intrigue and misdirection along the way. I would recommend to those who like a police/political thriller.

3 and 1 / 2 stars

Our story starts with Ray Logue and his partner, Jack McGarry, reporting to the scene of a strangulation murder of a woman. She was an estate agent who was showing a home to a prospective buyer when she was killed – or so she thought.

When another body is found, the tension mounts. Ray and Jack are interviewing witness and people who knew the victims, but seem to making little progress. The Customs and Drugs squads get involved as the case progresses.

A third body is found…suicide? Murder?

The murderer is the expected one, so it comes as no surprise.

The writing in this book I would grade as “good.” The plot is pretty predictable, but I liked the interplay between Ray and Jack.

I want to thank Netgalley and Endeavour Press for forwarding to me a copy of this book to read.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Endeavour Press for a review copy of Death Rains Down, a fairly short tale of murder and drug running on the West Coast of Ireland.

Detectives Logue and McGarry are called in when the body of estate agent Anna Pawalowski is found murdered in an empty house. Initially the dynamic duo have nothing to go on but gradually they uncover bits of information which lead them to a much bigger picture.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. The slow uncovering of facts held me gripped as I tried to work out what was coming next and the ending was a big surprise. It is, however, the relationship between Logue and McGarry that makes the novel. McGarry is the straightman to Logue's walking disaster. Logue drinks too much, cares too much about the job and is constantly on the carpet in Superintendent Mulcahy's office but he's smart and often has the right idea if not the proof. Their banter is funny, everyday and realistic - I particularly liked the fish fingers joke but you'll have to read the novel to find out.

Death Rains Down is not an overly complicated novel but it held my attention so I have no hesitation in recommending it as a good read.

Introducing Detective Ray Logue, as well as his Supervisor. Jim Mulcahy. After his wife's death 8 years before, Logue has become a bit of a rogue. He's been hitting the bottle .. a lot .. but he prides himself on solving crimes any way he sees fit ...even if he wanders outside the lines.

Ray is called to investigate the murder of a Polish girl who was killed showing a house in her role as estate agent. Looking for family to identify the body, he finds that her live-in boyfriend has disappeared. And while searching their home, a find a stash of cocaine... enough to convince the police that one of them was a dealer.

When the boyfriend's body is found, Ray finds ties to a local drug lord of sorts. Ray's supervisor calls his detective off the case and has it closed.

But then there is closed and there is closed. And Logue isn't going to walk away.

As the body count begins to rise, Logue slowly senses he has stumbled into a sticky web of lies, cover-ups and deceit stretching from his own department all the way to the top level of political power.

The only person Logue can trust is his partner, Detective Jack McGarry. Or can he?

Well written police procedural with finely drawn characters. Logue definitely makes an interesting and intriguing person to follow. This takes place in Ireland ... I do love how the countryside is described and I love the lingo.

Murder --- political corruption --- organized crime .... all the elements that make an spreagúil read.

Many thanks to the author / Endeavour Press / Netgalley for the digital copy of this book. The opinion(s) expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.