{"product_id":"black-december","title":"Scott Hunter: Black December [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA secret buried beneath the chapel. A killer who's waited decades to strike.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDCI Brendan Moran shouldn't be back on duty. The Irish detective is barely holding it together after a crash that nearly killed him-when a body is discovered in the chapel at Charnford Abbey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe monks won't talk. A centuries-old relic has vanished. And when another man turns up dead, it's clear someone will kill to keep the past hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Moran has problems of his own. A new sergeant who might be a spy. A brother spiraling into alcoholism under his roof. Narcoleptic blackouts that could end his career-or his life. And a troubled past that won't stay buried, forged in the shadows of 1970s Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs winter closes in and the abbey's past comes violently to light, Moran must reckon with the cost of truth-and how much he's willing to lose to uncover it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause this case might do what the crash couldn't-finish him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack December\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the gripping first entry in The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series-perfect for fans of atmospheric British detective fiction, flawed heroes, and crime stories that cut deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e___________________________________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for The Irish Detective: DCI Brendan Moran series:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e          So many twists and turns that I could hardly put it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e          Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e          Well-written, tight plotting and pacing, snappy dialogue, well-developed, likeable characters, and a cracking good mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e          Great British Mystery!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e          He's honest and upstanding... He has a line he won't cross, even though he comes close from time to time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e          Vivid descriptions and clever plotting. Crisp dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e          A really great read in a genre I love-the atmospheric British murder mystery!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunter, Scott","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53174934143315,"sku":"9781036709136","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hunter-scott-scott-hunter-black-december-2026-9781036709136-1225936311.jpg?v=1772843771","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/black-december","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}