
The Last Drop of Blood
a darkly original, gripping thriller from the unmissable Katie Maguire series in 2026
Graham Masterton(Author)
Head of Zeus (Publisher)
Published on 6. February 2020
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-1-78954-411-4 (ISBN)
Description
The final thriller in the million-copy-selling Katie Maguire series.
In the driver's seat of a Jaguar, on a country road, a good man burns.
Justice Garrett Quinn should have been at a sentencing. He was one of the good ones, fighting for order in a lawless world. In a burned-out car, on the outskirts of Cork, DS Katie Maguire finds what's left of him.
But this is only the beginning. The judge's death sparks a gang war fought with bullets and bombs, and civilians are caught in the crossfire. As the city spirals deeper into violence, Ireland's most fearless detective must find the courage to fight for her hometown one last time.
Katie Maguire is no stranger to sacrifice - but she has lost so much already. Facing new horrors each day, Katie must decide: can she do her duty when she has nothing left to give?
Praise for Graham Masterton:
'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists. If you have not read one, read them all now' Daily Mail.
'A tough and gritty thriller with an attractive principal character' Irish Independent.
'Graham Masterton is a natural storyteller' New York Journal of Books.
'Any fan of mysteries should grab this book' Irish Examiner.
In the driver's seat of a Jaguar, on a country road, a good man burns.
Justice Garrett Quinn should have been at a sentencing. He was one of the good ones, fighting for order in a lawless world. In a burned-out car, on the outskirts of Cork, DS Katie Maguire finds what's left of him.
But this is only the beginning. The judge's death sparks a gang war fought with bullets and bombs, and civilians are caught in the crossfire. As the city spirals deeper into violence, Ireland's most fearless detective must find the courage to fight for her hometown one last time.
Katie Maguire is no stranger to sacrifice - but she has lost so much already. Facing new horrors each day, Katie must decide: can she do her duty when she has nothing left to give?
Praise for Graham Masterton:
'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists. If you have not read one, read them all now' Daily Mail.
'A tough and gritty thriller with an attractive principal character' Irish Independent.
'Graham Masterton is a natural storyteller' New York Journal of Books.
'Any fan of mysteries should grab this book' Irish Examiner.
Reviews / Votes
PRAISE FOR THE KATIE MAGUIRE SERIES:'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists... if you have not read one, read them all now' Daily Mail.
'A first-class thriller, written with style... readers who don't know the Maguire novels should change that right now' Booklist.
'A tough and gritty thriller with an attractively feisty principle character' * Irish Independent *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
662 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78954-411-4 (9781789544114)
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Graham Masterton
The Last Drop of Blood
A Darkly Original, Gripping Thriller from the Unmissable Katie Maguire Series in 2025
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02/2020
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Head of Zeus
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Graham Masterton trained as a newspaper reporter before beginning a career as an author. After twenty-five years writing horror and thrillers, Graham turned his talent to crimewriting. The first book in the Katie Maguire series, White Bones, was published by Head of Zeus in 2012 and became a top-ten bestseller. The series was inspired by Graham's five-year stay in County Cork.