NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

IN THE HUNT FOR A KILLER, THE SCARS OF DEATH DON'T LIE ...

'A lean and pacy debut' The Gloss, Irish Times

When the body of true crime podcaster Rachel Reece is found in Dublin's Phoenix Park, the pressure is on police for a quick solve. The victim is well-known host of the Abandoned podcast, which explores unsolved murders of Irish women, often asking difficult questions of historic investigations.

Dr Terry O'Brien, recently arrived from Scotland, is the pathologist on the case. It quickly becomes clear that a senior detective is intent on pointing the finger at a particular suspect, but Terry is unconvinced and quietly
begins her own research.

Soon she is immersed in cold-case files. As she retraces Rachel's footsteps, Terry finds herself increasingly at odds with her superiors, wondering who she can and can't trust. She knows the pathology never lies. But when her forensic skills reveal something that might hold the key to solving Rachel's murder, she doesn't know how close she is to the knife-edge of danger.

A page-turning forensic thriller from Ireland's former state pathologist that uncovers the secrets of the mortuary.

A refreshingly pacy and lean debut * The Gloss *
Body of Truth, the first crime novel by former state pathologist Marie Cassidy, is good - surprisingly good * Irish Independent *
This novel equals, and arguably surpasses, lots of contemporary crime fiction out there * Sunday Independent *
Those who enjoy their thrillers laced with ... the 'simple' science of forensic pathology will undoubtedly enjoy [this] * Irish Times *
A very competent crime thriller * Sunday Business Post *

During her 15-year career as Ireland's State Pathologist, Marie Cassidy became known to the Irish public as a trusted figure whose expertise helped to solve murders and clarify unexplained deaths. In over thirty years of practice, she performed thousands of postmortems and dealt with hundreds of murders. She has witnessed the burgeoning role of forensic science and the impact that has had on death investigation and the expectations of the general public, while embracing new technology and welcoming the input of experts in the other sciences. She retired at the end of 2018 to spend more time on the other passions in her life, her family and writing. Marie is the author of three number one bestselling books: her memoir Beyond the Tape (2020) and novels Body of Truth and Deadly Evidence.