Jean Deveaux is a French interpreter living a solitary life in Dublin - until an old associate shows up asking for a favour that pulls him into a darker, hidden world.
Veo's niece, Maria, has vanished while begging on the streets. The police have done little, and Jean is the family's only hope of speaking to the detective in charge.
Grieving parents, secrets buried under guilt, and a city that doesn't want to look too closely - Jean never asked for this, but he's drawn in deep.
As the search for Maria intensifies, so does the pull of old ghosts and past mistakes. What begins as a translation job becomes a desperate search for redemption.
"He wanted to run from this place. He wanted to go home. Wherever that was."
A powerful literary crime novel about justice, identity, and what we owe each other - even when the past says we owe nothing at all.
SHADOWS IN THE FIRE - Book 3
Dublin is burning. At the heart of the unrest is Jean Deveaux, now a reluctant journalist caught between the newsroom and the streets. Sleeping with the boss’s daughter complicates things-but it’s the countrywide protests and a string of sinister messages that drag him into the centre of the action and real danger.
As tempers flare and riots ignite, one figure-Joey Doherty-fans the flames of violence. But is Joey really who he seems? Jean’s obsession with his nemesis risks consuming him, and only his sharp-witted partner may be able to pull him back from the edge.
Shadows in the Fire is a story of love, loyalty, and the danger of losing sight of what we’re really fighting for.
The Jean Deveaux Novels
