COLD CASES. HOT LEADS. AND A KILLER STILL WATCHING . . .

STATE PATHOLOGIST TERRY O'BRIEN IS ABOUT TO TAKE ON HER TOUGHEST ROLE YET.

Tasked with leading the Open Case Review Unit, her usual post-mortem work has been extended to cold-case investigation into unsolved suspicious deaths.

When a garda detective is murdered, his body mutilated and dumped on gangland ground, she is called in. As a large-scale investigation takes shape to hunt down the killers, Terry's post-mortem uncovers uncomfortable evidence.

She soon finds herself up against the powers that be. But, as new evidence emerges from her cold-case work that impacts closer to home, this may be the least of her worries. Can the identity of her sister Jenny's killer, all those years ago, be revealed? And are some truths best left buried?

Cassidy deftly plots a dark and twisty thriller ... full of fascinating insider insight * Irish Independent *
A fast-paced police procedural * Sunday Indpendent *
Deadly Evidence is compelling and very enjoyable * Irish Examiner *
Terry is a strong addition to ranks of Irish crime fiction's sleuths * Irish Times *

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.