Creatures of Dust

An unusual crime requires an unusual detective … An undercover officer goes missing and the body of a young man is found mutilated in a shop doorway. Is there a connection? Returning to work after a short convalescence, DCI Brendan Moran’s suspicions are aroused when a senior officer insists on freezing Moran out and handling the investigation himself.

A second murder convinces Moran that a serial killer is on the loose but with only a few days to prove his point the disgruntled DCI can’t afford to waste time.

As temperatures hit the high twenties, tempers fray, and the investigation founders Moran finds himself coming back to the same question again and again: can he still trust his own judgement, or is he leading his team up a blind alley?

Creatures of Dust is the second book in the popular DCI Brendan Moran crime series

REVIEWS

‘…a well-planned, well-written novel. The writer has a fertile imagination and an attractive narrative style.’

‘…one of the best reads I have had this year. Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective…..plenty of twists and turns Bravo!’

‘…I thoroughly enjoyed Black December – it’s a very good “who done it” – and so often!’

—Amazon

Author Biography

Scott Hunter was born in Romford, Essex. His writing career was kick-started after he won first prize in the Sunday Express Short Story Competition. He divides his time between writing and drumming. He has recorded with internationally renowned rock band ‘Jethro Tull’ and appeared in concert with 70’s popsters ‘Mungo Jerry’.

He is currently working on his fifteenth novel and has recently published ‘In the Key of Death’, number ten in the popular DCI Brendan Moran crime series. The first five books in the series have also been released in audiobook format.

He was long listed for the Times/Chicken House Children’s Novel Competition for ‘The Ley Lines of Lushbury’ and won the Sunday Express Short Story Competition a few years back for his historical entry set in the English Civil War. His second novel, ‘The Trespass’ is a top 20 Amazon Bestseller. He was shortlisted for the 2016 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Margery Allingham short story competition, and was selected as the winner of the 2022 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Margery Allingham short story competition. His winning entry, ‘Locked In’ can be read via the CWA Website’s Margery Allingham page.

Scott Hunter lives in Berkshire with his wife Katherine and his two youngest children