I Hear the Sirens in the Street (Detective Sean Duffy, #2) in Aussie Readers

May 20, 2018 Brenda rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-release, crime, own-read, aussie-authors, 5000-books, mystery, read-on-kindle

3.5★s

Detective Sean Duffy wasn’t thrilled at the discovery of a headless body in a suitcase, especially after he and his offsider had been shot at by the clueless security guard. But it was the beginning of a perplexing investigation in the Irish back streets, which were filled with IRA who had no hesitation in pulling the trigger.

The partial tattoo was the first clue – there were others, but they were a problem to follow up on. Recovering from his previous case; his girlfriend quietly leaving ...more

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Jan 12, 2015 Josh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read_2015, audio_books, crime, borrowed_books

The Troubles series featuring Detective Inspector Sean Duffy, a Catholic cop in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland continues to be one of the best reads in crime fiction. Not only does the plotting run deep, it's a series that envelopes the reader in period brimming with danger and death.

I HEAR SIRENS IN THE STREET starts off in similar fashion to the standard crime novel before morphing into something much more involved with Duffy stumbling upon the murder of a male - his remains found in a suitca ...more

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Mar 30, 2017 Donna rated it really liked it

Shelves: gritty, police_procedural, character_driven, fast_paced, suspenseful, compelling, strong_sense_of_place, intricately_plotted, richly_detailed, snarky

Sean Duffy - charismatic with great taste in music. Will need to borrow hard copy to write down playlist. Reader - utterly wonderful. Hope he reads all the Duffy books - rather enamoured with him reading sweet everythings in my ear.

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Sep 03, 2020 Sandi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, crime-mystery-thriller-suspense, read-2020

Second in the series which is set in Belfast during the eighties and just as good as the first. Sean Duffy is a great character and plot had many twists and turns. Listened to the audio version which was superbly narrated by Gerard Doyle.

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