The Seventh Body

Catherine Kirwan is a superb writer. The Seventh Body is a gritty mystery, delivered with crisp wit and a gut-wrenching emotional punch * William Shaw *A pin sharp police procedural which combines a satisfyingly twisty plot with a vivid and ultra realistic setting * Sinead Crowley *The Seventh Body is startlingly well written. I predict Catherine Kirwan will become a major name in the crime fiction world * Peter James *Ireland’s crime writing scene is expanding and Cork crime writer Catherine Kirwan is a name to add to favourites like Jane Casey and Andrea Mara * The Gloss *Tenacious, compassionate and doggedly determined, Detective Garda Alice McCann is a brilliant new addition to Irish crime fiction. Impeccably researched, along with the detailed depiction of Cork city which she knows so well, Catherine Kirwan has written an outstanding police procedural * Andrea Carter *Kirwan has delivered a great plot and wonderful characters * Sunday Independent *An excellent garda procedural that combines personal catharsis with a complex plot * Irish Independent *Unputdownable, The Seventh Body is a fabulously executed crime novel … a jaw-dropping tale with complex and believable characters. Let’s hope we’ll see more of Detective Garda Alice McCann! * Mairead Hearne, Swirl and Thread *

Catherine Kirwan grew up in the parish of Fews, County Waterford. She studied law at University College Cork and lives in Cork City where she works as a solicitor. She is the author of three previous legal thrillers featuring Cork solicitor Finn Fitzpatrick. The Seventh Body is her fourth book.