The Enemy Inside
Will be published approx. on 9. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-0367-0918-1 (ISBN)
Description
He came to save a life. He left with a ghost from a past he tried to forget.
When DCI Brendan Moran is called to defuse a potential suicide, he's blindsided by the man's final words-and the ghost they resurrect. Liam Doherty, tormented by guilt and driven by justice, recognizes Moran and accuses him of a betrayal born in the bloodshed of 1970s Northern Ireland.
The encounter reopens scars Moran thought had long since healed. As he digs into the ambush that changed his life, he uncovers a dark web of deception, fractured loyalties, and secrets that powerful men would do anything to keep buried.
With a lost friend reemerging and the line between truth and memory fraying, Moran must decide how far he's willing to go to uncover the past. Because some ghosts refuse to rest-and some enemies are closer than you think.
The Enemy Inside is the sixth novel in The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series-a taut, atmospheric British detective mystery perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart Neville, and Line of Duty.
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Praise for The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series:
?????Ranks up there with the masters and must be destined for a TV series.
?????So many twists and turns that I could hardly put it down.
?????Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective!
?????Well-written, tight plotting and pacing, snappy dialogue, well-developed, likeable characters, and a cracking good mystery.
?????Great British Mystery!
?????He's honest and upstanding...He has a line he won't cross, even though he comes close from time to time.
?????A really great read in a genre I love-the atmospheric British murder mystery!
?????Moran's mind is as sharp as ever...leading us through the crime while exposing us to his inner turmoil and self-doubt.
?????Tautly-woven story, making you want to do something violent to the bad guys while yelling at the good guys to do something.
When DCI Brendan Moran is called to defuse a potential suicide, he's blindsided by the man's final words-and the ghost they resurrect. Liam Doherty, tormented by guilt and driven by justice, recognizes Moran and accuses him of a betrayal born in the bloodshed of 1970s Northern Ireland.
The encounter reopens scars Moran thought had long since healed. As he digs into the ambush that changed his life, he uncovers a dark web of deception, fractured loyalties, and secrets that powerful men would do anything to keep buried.
With a lost friend reemerging and the line between truth and memory fraying, Moran must decide how far he's willing to go to uncover the past. Because some ghosts refuse to rest-and some enemies are closer than you think.
The Enemy Inside is the sixth novel in The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series-a taut, atmospheric British detective mystery perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart Neville, and Line of Duty.
___________________________________________
Praise for The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series:
?????Ranks up there with the masters and must be destined for a TV series.
?????So many twists and turns that I could hardly put it down.
?????Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective!
?????Well-written, tight plotting and pacing, snappy dialogue, well-developed, likeable characters, and a cracking good mystery.
?????Great British Mystery!
?????He's honest and upstanding...He has a line he won't cross, even though he comes close from time to time.
?????A really great read in a genre I love-the atmospheric British murder mystery!
?????Moran's mind is as sharp as ever...leading us through the crime while exposing us to his inner turmoil and self-doubt.
?????Tautly-woven story, making you want to do something violent to the bad guys while yelling at the good guys to do something.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
142 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0367-0918-1 (9781036709181)
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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
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