The Boy the Wolves Took
A Memento Mori Novel
A confession closes the case. The money reopens it.
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Blurb
Christmas lights go up in Cork as Cassandra O’Neill’s “solved” murder wakes back into motion.
The wreckage of a laptop, fresh statements, and old money point to the Terminal’s private economy — art, favours, and people who don’t leave receipts.
Mason Maloney is trying to stop disappearing from his own life, trying to let Dr Tim Button in, but the city has a way of finding the vulnerable seam.
Detective Bria Friday and Senan Bunsi pull at the knots, and the case tightens around everyone who thought it was finished — especially when someone decides the only safe ending is another body.
Why you’ll love it: art, favours, and people who don’t leave receipts.
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