Silent as the Dead

A cry for help A call from an old friend whose wife has vanished from their home in Co.Kerry prompts DCI Brendan Moran to return to his Irish roots. The Gardai have drawn a blank; can Moran succeed where they have failed? A deadly plot Moran’s investigation leads him to a loner known locally as the Islander, who reveals that the woman’s disappearance is connected to a diehard paramilitary with plans to hit a high profile target in the UK. An unlikely partnership Time is running out. Can Moran enlist the Islander’s help, or does he have to face his deadliest foe alone? Silent as the Dead is the fourth novel in the popular DCI Brendan Moran crime series If you like Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, DCI Banks, and the Shetland TV series, you’ll love this tense and exciting crime thriller from CWA-shortlisted author, Scott Hunter. So go ahead! Hit the buy button now and join DCI Moran on a thrilling adventure you won’t forget in a hurry …

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