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Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

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Borderlands

Ben Devlin (Book 1)

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Publish Date
3 September 2026
Run Time
8 hours 24 minutes
Format
Audiobook
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What to expect

'Brian McGilloway's command of plot and assurance of language make it difficult to believe that Borderlands is his debut' The Times

'A mystery of labyrinthine complexity' Sunday Telegraph

'Dazzling' The Guardian
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The corpse of local teenager Angela Cashell is found on the Tyrone- Donegal border, between the North and South of Ireland, in an area known as the borderlands. Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin heads the investigation: the only clues are a gold ring placed on the girl's finger and an old photograph, left where she died.

Then another teenager is murdered, and things become further complicated when Devlin unearths a link between the recent killings and the disappearance of a prostitute twenty-five years earlier - a case in which he believes one of his own colleagues is implicated.

As a thickening snow storm blurs the border between North and South, Devlin finds the distinction between right and wrong, vengeance and justice, and even police-officer and criminal becoming equally unclear.

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A dazzling and lyrical debut crime novel, Borderlands marks the beginning of a compelling new series featuring Inspector Benedict Devlin.

Praise for Brian McGilloway:

'A clever web of intrigue that deepens and darkens as it twists' Peter James on Gallows Lane

'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' Lee Child on Bad Blood

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Details

Author
Brian McGilloway
Narrator
Gerard McCarthy
Duration
8 hours 24 minutes
Release Date
3 September 2026
ISBN
9781405545860
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Thriller / suspense fiction

Synopsis

'Brian McGilloway's command of plot and assurance of language make it difficult to believe that Borderlands is his debut' The Times 'A mystery of labyrinthine complexity' Sunday Telegraph'Dazzling' The Guardian_______________The corpse of local teenager Angela Cashell is found on the Tyrone- Donegal border, between the North and South of Ireland, in an area known as the borderlands. Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin heads the investigation: the only clues are a gold ring placed on the girl's finger and an old photograph, left where she died.Then another teenager is murdered, and things become further complicated when Devlin unearths a link between the recent killings and the disappearance of a prostitute twenty-five years earlier - a case in which he believes one of his own colleagues is implicated.As a thickening snow storm blurs the border between North and South, Devlin finds the distinction between right and wrong, vengeance and justice, and even police-officer and criminal becoming equally unclear.________________A dazzling and lyrical debut crime novel, Borderlands marks the beginning of a compelling new series featuring Inspector Benedict Devlin.Praise for Brian McGilloway:'A clever web of intrigue that deepens and darkens as it twists' Peter James on Gallows Lane'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' Lee Child on Bad Blood

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